Biden's plans to bring US back into global fold with soft power approach

Reaffirmation of Nato commitment and return to Paris accord are first steps to end Trump's policy of isolationism

President-elect Joe Biden will immediately end the Muslim travel ban instigated by the Trump Administration in 2017 and allow up to 125,000 refugees into America annually. File picture: Carolyn Kaster

US president-elect Joe Biden has promised an end to the United States’ isolationism, once inaugurated in January 2021. 

His foreign policy platform commits America to re-engaging with international agreements and institutions, including the World Health Organisation and the Iran Nuclear Deal.