Special edition: What’s at stake for US foreign policy in the 2020 election?
Demonstrators stand across the street from the federal courthouse in Houston, Texas, Nov. 2, 2020.
This year, perhaps more than any other, the world is watching the US presidential election. Whatever the outcome, there will be global implications. On the eve of Election Day, we brought together our correspondents to explore key foreign policy issues in their regions of expertise. In this special edition for The World’s podcast feed, The World’s senior editor Daisy Contreras moderated a live discussion with Middle East correspondent Shirin Jaafari and Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia offering context and analysis on foreign policy issues at stake in the 2020 election.
Watch a video of the conversation here.
Related discussion: Voters of color in the 2020 US election
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