Biden's simple view of global politics gets tested in real world events
White House policy divides world into two camps: democratic nations versus authoritarian states. This approach shapes US response to major international events including Ukraine war
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During his time in office President Joe Biden has pushed a clear-cut world-view that splits global politics into two opposing sides. His administration sees todays international landscape as a face-off between democratic countries and non-democratic governments: where Western nations stand against power-hungry states like China and Russia
The White House believes these authoritarian countries dont follow regular international rules and try to push their system on other nations (which makes them dangerous for world order). When Russia started its military operation in Ukraine about two-and-half years ago‚ Biden and his European friends saw this as perfect proof of their democracy-versus-autocracy idea; they quickly made Ukraineʼs defense into a bigger fight about different political systems and ways of life
This black-and-white view of international relations — which puts Western democracies on one side and authoritarian states on the other — has become central to how Bidenʼs team handles foreign policy decisions
