Foreign policy rhetoric may mask closer positions

Significance This year’s campaign rhetoric will amply differences between the two presidential candidates. Distinctions between them are stark on many issues, but in some areas of foreign policy the differences between Biden and Trump may be less than their campaigns suggest. Impacts Despite the importance of Latino voters, neither candidate is likely to pay greater attention to Latin America if successful. Biden and Trump appear largely aligned on the importance of avoiding a direct conflict with Iran. US allies will monitor speculation about whom Donald Trump may be considering as secretary of state in a second term.