Not a World War But a World at War
Biden seizes a chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage in Europe and the Mideast
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes it can be easy to forget that President Joe Biden’s original foreign policy priority was reasserting American influence in Asia.
After all, that was before Russian tanks tried to blitz Ukraine, and before Israel and Hamas descended into a fresh round of bloody fighting. With each new crisis, it appeared that Asia was slipping further down the presidential to-do list.
But this week was a rare opportunity for Mr. Biden to demonstrate otherwise. While playing host for an annual summit of Asian leaders in San Francisco, he could finally refocus on the continent that he views as key to the future.
“The United States remains vital to the future of the region, and the region is more vital than ever to the United States of America,” he told a gathering of business executives during one of the summit's many receptions. “That’s been my administration’s outlook from day one.”
Turning that vision into a reality has never been more challenging. Mr. Biden’s tenure as president is being constantly reshaped by two very different and unpredictable wars in Europe and the Middle East. He’s also struggling to ease doubts about his re-election chances as Donald Trump, the former Republican president, pursues a comeback bid for the White House that would upend American foreign policy. . .
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