Vance has strong but nuanced US foreign policy views

Significance Although Vance’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) focused on his personal story and its connection to domestic policy, he has strong opinions on a range of foreign policy issues. His selection suggests the extent to which traditional Republican foreign policy thinkers may be sidelined in a new Trump administration. Impacts Vance will intensify Trump’s anti-China rhetoric, calling for efforts to limit Beijing’s perceived global ambitions. President Vladimir Putin will be increasingly confident that a Trump second term would bring an end to the Ukraine war in Moscow’s favour. Vance’s position on Ukraine is more nuanced than recent campaign speeches would suggest, and he would not back a withdrawal from NATO.