As we find ourselves in a Groundhog Day-like presidential-election year, with the same two candidates we saw four years ago, we also find ourselves reflecting on the 80th anniversary of a defining moment in our history. In June 1944, over a mere 16 days, the United States emerged as a global superpower, a status that has profoundly shaped the international order ever since. However, with ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, a retreat from the liberal international order, and the rise of populism and protectionism, the future of America’s role on the world stage is uncertain.
The Biden administration has sent mixed signals regarding the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, failing to define levels of American engagement in both conflicts. President Biden has also failed to substantively alter the trade policies he inherited from the Trump administration — policies he campaigned against.
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