THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND THE US FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

R. SIMIĆ Dragan (Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu), draganrsimic@yahoo.com
ŽIVOJINOVIĆ Dragan (Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu), zivojinovic75@yahoo.com

The paper deals with the foreign and security policy of the United States of America during the first hundred days of the Biden administration. Ever since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first term, the presidential performance at the beginning of the administration has been measured by the first hundred days of a president’s term. The most important intentions about what is to be achieved, the selection of the team, key appointments, and the establishment of the National Security Council System, the most important speeches, and concrete moves towards regional and functional issues, say a lot about what the foreign and security policy of an administration will look like. President Joe Biden is no exception. Moreover, his insistence that the circumstances in which the United States finds itself are a truly “Rooseveltian moment” contributed to the first hundred days of his administration being monitored with special attention. The authors start from the hypothesis that Biden, owing to his experience in government and a good reading of the circumstances in which America and the world find themselves, established a good and functional national security system as well as a clear list of foreign policy priorities. He, like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, found the appropriate balance between values and interests, means and goals, pragmatism and principle. The authors conclude that, although the first steps are promising, it remains to be seen whether Biden will reach the highest standards set by his famous predecessor, especially in the face of some unforeseen and unexpected events.

Keywords: United States of America, Foreign and Security Policy, First 100 days, US National Security Council, Joe Biden, Franklin Delano Roosevelt