Will the United States forge a more isolated path for themselves after November 5?

In mid-May, I participated in a “Politics and Political Culture in America” roundtable organized by the Atlantic Commission for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

To ensure a candid discussion, we followed Chatham House rules, but this does not prevent me from sharing my advice, which focused on the current deliberations and doubts in America about multilateralism’s benefits, especially regarding emerging technologies and China.

Today, three coalitions are shaping U.S. foreign policy on multilateralism. One supports continued engagement for mutual benefits, another seeks to weaponize technology against China, and the third, which dominates the Joe Biden administration, advocates a mixed approach of selective decoupling and containing China and its emerging technologies.