President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden clashed over a range of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. response to election interference, during the
final presidential debate (NYT). The candidates touched on foreign policy issues, including
how to handle China (NYT) and North Korea. Trump defended his personal diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, while Biden said he would focus on making China abide by international rules.
CFR tracks the candidates’
positions on foreign policy.
Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats will meet separately with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington today amid
waning hopes for peace (RFE/RL) in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of both Armenia and Azerbaijan have downplayed the prospects for a diplomatic solution.