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Anxious World Watches the Countdown to US Election

Jamie Dettmer

   Governments across the world are anxiously watching the race for the
   White House, as they prepare for either Republican Donald Trump
   securing a second term as U.S. president or for an electoral win by his
   Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden.'¯

   Who will be the international winners and losers from Tuesday's U.S.
   election?'¯

   "The last four years have confirmed that the choices the U.S. makes are
   highly consequential for international politics," according to a
   commentary by Britain's leading foreign policy research group, Chatham
   House.'¯

   Chatham House added, "The next president will determine how America's
   diplomatic, economic and military resources are invested, and,
   especially, what value the U.S. will attach to existing alliances and
   multilateral institutions. Whoever sits in the White House will shape
   the trajectory of the U.S.--China relationship and the global economy,
   with significant implications for America's partners."

   And implications for U.S. adversaries. Although some profess to claim
   the impact might not be as great as some might think.

   In Russia

   Russian experts say they expect little improvement in relations between
   Moscow and Washington, regardless of who wins.

   "Putin and people around him might like Trump because he fits very
   nicely with their view of the world," according to Andrey Kortunov of
   the Russian International Affairs Council, a research group based in
   Moscow, in referencing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kortunov
   points to Trump's skepticism about the importance of multilateral
   institutions and his more transactional approach to diplomacy.

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