The new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has wasted no time wading into the impactful terrain of foreign policy and national security. On his first day in office, Biden announced that the United States would rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and would reverse the Mexico City Policy on funding to non-profit organizations. Lloyd Austin, a retired general, was the first Biden Cabinet nominee to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. As secretary of defense, Austin will quickly put the president’s national security agenda into motion.
