Three days before he went to New York to deliver his valedictory speech to the United Nations General Assembly as president of the United States, Joe Biden hosted his final summit of the Quad, the Indo-Pacific alliance he fortified as a U.S.-led bulwark against China.
The gathering at Biden’s Delaware home, attended by the leaders of India, Australia and Japan, was one more step in a major push by the U.S. and its allies to “Trump-proof” global security ahead of the fast-approaching November presidential election that could lead to a dramatic change in U.S. foreign policy.
Former President Donald Trump’s views on the U.S. role in the world are well known. As a result, the prospect that he could emerge victorious in what remains a neck-and-neck race with Vice President Kamala Harris is a source of profound concern among Washington’s allies.