President Biden’s tenure has been marked by numerous foreign-policy flash points: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. Public perception of how he has handled these challenges could have a direct effect on his chances for reelection—a factor he tried to influence in his annual State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7.Journalist Susan Glasser joins Ravi Agrawal to share her reactions to Biden’s speech. Glasser is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a former editor in chief of Foreign Policy.Suggested reading:<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/08/biden-sotu-address-2024-election/">Michael Hirsh: Biden Starkly Lays Out the Stakes for 2024</a><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/so-much-for-sleepy-joe-on-bidens-rowdy-shouty-state-of-the-union">Susan Glasser: So Much for “Sleepy Joe”: On Biden’s Rowdy, Shouty State of the Union</a><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/29/israel-hezbollah-war-inevitable/">Steven A. Cook: War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable</a><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/08/state-department-us-embassy-ukraine-kyiv-staffing-diplomats-russia-war/">Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv</a>

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