In his first major policy speech, Biden sought to reassert US global leadership, rebuild alliances and reverse Donald Trump's America First Agenda.

He announced an end to support for the war in Yemen and a halt to the withdrawal of US troops from Germany.

The United States is ready to engage with the world again.

That was Joe Biden's message from the marbled halls of Washington State Department.

For Biden, this means foreign policy must be grounded in a multilateral world rather than a defense of America's interests.

That puts America First.

America is back.

Diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy.

So the U.

S were once more try to find solutions to the world's problems, like in Yemen, dubbed the world's worst humanitarian crisis, years of conflict have destroyed much of the country, killing hundreds of thousands of people on living morning starvation.

The US has given tacit backing toe one side of that war.

No more, says Biden.

This war has to end.

And to underscore our commitment, we're ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.

Button also said his administration's diplomacy will involve a clearer defense of democracy.

He called on Myanmar's generals to surrender power, and he signaled a tougher tone on Russia than the last administration, urging the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and pledging he'll keep Vladimir Putin's Kremlin in check.

Days of the United States rolling over in the face of Russia's aggressive actions interfering with our elections, Cyber attacks poison it's citizens are over.

For Biden, strengthening the U.

S s stance on Russia and China will mean reaching out toe Washington's old allies in Europe and elsewhere.

He ordered a freeze on US troop withdrawals abroad, including from the U.

S bases in Germany.

The Trump administration wanted to pull out nearly 10,000 troops.

Biden will depart from that plan here.

America Alliances are our greatest asset, and leading with diplomacy means standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies and key partners.

Once again, this administration comes to power.

With diplomats morale low and its alliances chafing.

Restoring both will be a huge challenge.

DWS Peter Rule a doll is monitoring this story.

Forests Peter.

What sort of vision did Biden layout for America's place in the world.

Well, what we saw there was really Biden, uh, you know, trying to turn the page on four years of isolationism and really restore diplomacy.

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Main tool of choice.

It was a speech that in some ways reminded me of former President Teddy Roosevelt's famous phrase.

Um, speak softly and carry a big stick.

Biden very clearly promising to counter advancing authoritarianism, singling out Russia and China.

Um, you know, saying, really putting them on notice with regards to human rights abuses um, singling out China's unfair trade practices.

So a very clear signal there that the times are changing or really were returning to or turning our backs on the policies that we saw during the Trump administration's the according of more authoritarian regimes.

Um, also talking about restoring, um, America's MAWR leadership.

They're saying, you know, that he wanted a strong support for LGBT rights but also restoring America's refugee program, admitting a lot more refugees since the United States.

Um and I think from a European perspective, really sending a clear signal to allies that the US standing shoulder to shoulder with its allies that it will pursue a multilateral approach, and I think that's going to be music to a lot of people here is here.

We're talking about translating allies.

Biden mentioned Germany several times in his speech, a real departure in tone from his predecessor.

Yeah, I mean, Biden.

They're singling out Germany as one of the U.

S s top allies, and that was very notable.

He also announced, Ah, freeze on the withdrawal of more than 10,000 troops from the U.

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Ah, very controversial move by the Trump administration that have ruffled a lot of feathers here in the U.

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And also may be signaling that Biden will continue to look to its his transplant allies.

To also keep Russia at bay is also a signal of Russia.

I think to tell him that the U.

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Is not going anywhere.

Um, but it's not a complete relief for Germany.

Maybe just yet, bite and also signaling that he will continue some of the pressure campaign that we saw during Trump to get its allies to spend mawr on their military to spend mawr on NATO.

So the U.

S or so Germany not completely off the hook, and really also signaling to its allies that they need to pull their weight on the global stage but that the U.

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Is right there with them.

Eso a very important speech, I think, from both of us, but also ah, global perspective.

Here, Peter.

Thank you very much.

As always.

Tw Peter girl a doll.