Thread by @SenateForeign

While President Biden attempted to make the case tonight that ‘America is back’ and our diplomacy is stronger than ever, we’ve witnessed a vastly different reality over the last year. foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/…

The admin’s failure to draw hard lines throughout 2021 fed #Putin’s perception of Western weakness. The sanctions & weapons transfers thus far are a good 1st step, but we must do more for #Ukraine. My #NYETAct spells out exactly what should happen, including secondary sanctions.

Americans continue to share outrage over how the U.S. withdrew from #Afghanistan. Last month, I released a report describing how the admin failed to properly plan a coordinated evacuation & made recs to ensure we do not repeat mistakes. foreign.senate.gov/download/02-03…

#China is the U.S.’ top strategic foreign policy challenge, yet, the admin has still not provided a nat'l security strategy or nat'l defense strategy that lays out what we’re doing to confront this challenge. We need a comprehensive response, like what I recommended last year.

Since Biden took office, we've seen a severe increase in illegal migration at the U.S.-#Mexico border. This influx poses a grave security threat to the U.S. & a humanitarian catastrophe for the vulnerable populations involved. The admin must do more to address this crisis.

The #JCPOA was fatally flawed in 2015 & is now even more fatally flawed in 2022. Despite promises of ‘longer and stronger,’ it’s clear the admin does not have leverage to address #Iran’s regional terrorism & ballistic missile activity. No deal is better than a bad deal.

As the world continues to combat #COVID19 & its deadly variants, this admin has yet to take any significant action to prepare for the next infectious disease threat. My bipartisan legislation would improve pandemic prevention & preparedness should be enacted w/out further delay.

Biden’s early nat sec guidance emphasized his desire to reduce the role of nuclear weapons. #Putin just issued the most explicit threats of nuclear use in decades while #China has tested more missiles than any other nation. Biden must accelerate modernizing US nuclear deterrence.

Biden has only met w/ one #African leader at the White House thus far. As the continent faces a rising number of coups & increasing influence from #China, #Russia, #Iran, & other regional powers, it's imperative we increase our engagement & cooperation with African partners.