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On Point | Podcast

A deep dive into Kamala Harris's foreign policy

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

With Election Day quickly approaching, many voters are still wondering what a potential Kamala Harris presidency would look like -- and how it would differ from the Biden administration.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is on point, I'm Magna Chakrabardi.

0:02.0

Earlier this month, we spoke with international observers about the U.S. presidential election,

0:07.0

and they all agreed that the next president of the United States will have a profound impact on their countries, in fact on every country around the world.

0:17.0

One European analyst said that the U.S. election matters so much for Europe that he jokingly

0:22.4

told us that he wished he had a vote

0:24.9

here. Well Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clearly have very different views

0:31.0

of the US's role in the world.

0:33.0

Trump maintains his so-called America First worldview, isolationist, protectionist, against forever wars, hostile

0:40.8

to some allies, welcoming to some adversaries.

0:45.0

Harris is more in the mainstream foreign policy mold,

0:48.6

but also still somewhat enigmatic.

0:51.5

She says she believes in the importance of U.S. global leadership and the importance of a functioning

0:55.7

U.S. democracy as an example to the world, as does current President Joe Biden, but beyond that

1:02.2

and on critical issues issues Harris's approach is

1:04.8

less clear. Exactly how would she handle the conflict between Israel, Gaza, and now

1:10.2

Lebanon? What would her approach to Iran be? Does she believe in some kind of

1:15.6

protectionist trade? The Biden administration has imposed some tariffs on China

1:20.0

with the intent to protect US jobs and industry?

1:23.0

Would she continue that?

1:24.6

How much would she deviate from Biden's foreign policy,

1:28.1

if at all?

1:29.4

Well, these are important questions,

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