{"id":4458,"date":"2021-04-14T13:23:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/veranstaltung\/from-trump-to-biden-isolationism-and-internationalism-in-u-s-statecraft"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:00:10","slug":"from-trump-to-biden-isolationism-and-internationalism-in-u-s-statecraft","status":"publish","type":"kreisky_event","link":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/veranstaltung\/from-trump-to-biden-isolationism-and-internationalism-in-u-s-statecraft","title":{"rendered":"FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN: ISOLATIONISM AND INTERNATIONALISM IN U.S. STATECRAFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYASvMdCGDCluxOyeJ5du4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YOUTUBE PREMIERE<\/a> From Kreisky's living room<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>EVA NOWOTNY IN CONVERSATION WITH RAIMUND L\u00d6W AND CHARLES KUPCHAN<br \/>\nFROM TRUMP TO BIDEN: ISOLATIONISM AND INTERNATIONALISM IN U.S. STATECRAFT<\/h4>\n<p>In his Farewell Address of 1796, President George Washington admonished the United States \"to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.\" Thereafter, isolationism became one of the most influential political trends in American history. From the founding era until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States shunned strategic commitments abroad, making only brief detours during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Amid World War II and the Cold War, Americans abandoned isolationism; they tried to run the world rather than run away from it. But isolationism made a distinct comeback during the presidency of Donald Trump. In the wake of Trump's America First approach to statecraft, President Joe Biden is now seeking to navigate the isolationist and internationalist traditions in U.S. history. Drawing on his new book, Isolationism: A History of American's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World, Charles Kupchan will examine how the Biden administration can go about crafting a US foreign policy that addresses international challenges while enjoying public support. 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