It hasn’t been the most promising start. Less than a month into Joe Biden’s presidency, and his administration is already engaged in spats with China, Russia and Iran. It is also discovering that U.S. allies are not quite as happy with Mr. Biden’s Feb. 4 announcement that “America is back” as many Democrats might have hoped.
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Walter Russell Mead: Biden’s rough start with the world
US President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2021.
