{"id":212893,"date":"2024-10-18T02:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=212893"},"modified":"2024-11-21T22:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:29:18","slug":"could-biden-start-trouble-for-us-and-world-in-what-time-he-has-left-in-oval-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=212893","title":{"rendered":"Could Biden Start Trouble for US and World in What Time He Has Left in Oval Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Though Joe Biden\u2019s presidential term is nearing its end, he can still \u201cmake major decisions that can never be overturned\u201d while still in the office, says Professor Joe Siracusa, political scientist and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor example, in the next four months and here we’re talking about January 20th, 2025, he could in this short period of time encourage President Zelensky to negotiate with the Russian Federation about a diplomatic solution of the war in Ukraine,\u201d Siracusa suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe could encourage the\u00a0Israelis to attack Iran<\/a>\u00a0and drag the United States into a conflict that might ultimately involve the Russian Federation,\u201d Siracusa continues.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from affecting global affairs, Biden\u2019s decisions may also affect the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in the US, seeing how Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is Biden\u2019s vice-president and thus \u201cwill pretty much have to wear what he does,\u201d Prof. Siracusa points out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, Biden could \u201cgive the Ukrainians the green light to use American offensive weapons on their border to hit inside Russia itself\u201d or \u201cencourage the Israelis to attack the oil and gas installations in Iran, threatening world prices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn terms of the United States leverage with its allies, and here we’re looking at Israel and Ukraine, allies such as they are, could get the United States in a lot of trouble down the road that would affect the system for a long time,\u201d the scholar remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That said, while Biden still has \u201cplenty of time to get in trouble,\u201d there is \u201cprobably not enough time for a major diplomatic breakthrough,\u201d Prof. Siracusa observes, making it unlikely that the 46th POTUS could be aiming for some sort of legacy-defining success in foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think in the next four months, Joe Biden has to decide whether he’s really going to help Kamala Harris become the next president,\u201d Prof. Siracusa adds. \u201cHe’s very angry that he was pushed aside, particularly since he seems to have reclaimed his cognitive abilities. We’re not sure whether he is cooperating or not or whether he’s going to watch the Democratic Party go into the wilderness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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