In the race to nominate a Democratic presidential candidate, one of the major dividing lines has been whether to return to the party’s 2016 agenda or advocate systemic overhaul. While the race so far has not dwelt much on foreign policy, a similar debate is being held among thought leaders. One of the main questions is what the fundamental infrastructure of US foreign policy should be if the Democrats win the White House next November -- updated liberal internationalist or ‘neo-progressive’ -- and how, therefore, to respond to precedents set by Trump.
A Democratic administration would prioritise rehabilitating existing international institutions before creating new ones.
This would likely mean re-establishing (if possible) the Iran nuclear talks.
New institutions would be most likely for newer areas, two of these being climate change and global corruption.
Economic sanctions would continue as a foreign policy tool but may be weakened.
