The Biden Administration's Foreign Policy Challenges: Perspectives from Abroad

An opporunity to hear insights from international analysts and thought leaders on the challenges facing the incoming administration. What are their thoughts on what the Biden administration should tackle first, how it can repair relations with key allies and strategic partners, and what opportunities exist for multi-lateral action on pressing issues like trade, borders, and climate change. 

Bilahari Kausikan

Bilahari Kausikan is the Chairman of the Middle East Institute, an autonomous institute of the National University of Singapore. Mr Kausikan was Permanent Secretary of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2013, having served as Second Permanent Secretary since 2001. He was subsequently Ambassador-at-Large until May 2018. His earlier appointments at the Ministry include Deputy Secretary for South-east Asia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and Ambassador to the Russian Federation. He was educated at Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New…