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President-elect Joe Biden promises a return to \\u2018normality\\u2019 for America\\u2019s global engagement following the turmoil of the Trump\\xa0administration, with direct impacts for Australia.

On this episode of the Defence Connect: Insight podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant and Steve Kuper are joined by Stephen Loosley AM to discuss the fall out of the tumultuous US election and the election of Joe Biden.

They\\xa0cover\\xa0the dramatic shift in foreign policy and the challenges that face a Biden administration in Europe, the Middle East and,\\xa0critically for Australia, the Indo-Pacific. As part of this they unpack the Australia-US alliance and how it will move forward under the 46th President, including overhauling the\\xa0nation\\u2019s\\xa0response to the COVID pandemic and setting the course for economic recovery.

The trio also\\xa0talk about\\xa0the return to traditional alliance structures and enhancing the international order, abandoned by President Trump,\\xa0and the importance they will play in reasserting American leadership in the face of great power competition and the way in which the US under President Biden will move to counter the increasingly belligerent rise of the\\xa0People\\u2019s\\xa0Republic of China.

Finally, they discuss the regional response to the election result and what nations throughout the Indo-Pacific are\\xa0saying,\\xa0as well as\\xa0the economic\\xa0impact for Australia and its regional partners over the coming decade.

Enjoy the podcast,

The Defence Connect team