Biden’s efforts to move America past President Donald J. “Bombs and bullets cannot defend against Covid-19 or its future variants.”īut Mr. “Today, many of our greatest concerns cannot be solved or even addressed by the force of arms,” he said. war in Afghanistan, a chaotic withdrawal of American troops that left allies blindsided. Biden said.Ĭalling for the world to make the use of force “our tool of last resort, not our first,” he defended his decision to end the U.S. “Our security, our prosperity and our very freedoms are interconnected, in my view as never before,” Mr. “No matter how challenging or how complex the problems we’re going to face, government by and for the people is still the best way to deliver for all of our people,” he said, insisting that the United States and its Western allies would remain vital partners. Biden called for a new era of global unity against the coronavirus, emerging technological threats and the expanding influence of autocratic nations such as China and Russia. Speaking to a smaller than usual audience of his peers because of the still-raging Covid-19 pandemic, Mr.

President Biden delivered his debut address to the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday amid strong new doubts about his ability to vault the United States back into a position of global leadership after his predecessor’s promotion of “America First” isolationism. Image President Biden addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

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