Conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine dominated US foreign policy in 2023

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Conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine dominated US foreign policy in 2023

In 2023, Joe Biden's defining foreign policy crisis seemed to be the Russia-Ukraine war. The US president has also focused on careful diplomacy with China, but on October 7th, Hamas launched its attack on Israel, and since then, Washington's agenda and public opinion have shifted. Yasmine El-Sabawi reports.

December 27, 2023