What the world wants from Joe Biden
The president-elect will face a torrent of demands
ON THE MORNING after the polls closed last week, America withdrew from the Paris agreement on climate change. The effects will be short-lived. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the pact as soon as he enters the White House.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “What does the world want from Joe Biden?”
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