Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump have adopted dramatically different approaches to US engagement in the South Caucasus. In contrast to the isolationist policy orientation of the Trump years, Biden’s first term has seen more intensive engagement and a more active response to conflict flare-ups. What have we learned from the past eight years and what does it mean for a second Biden or Trump presidency? What will be the role of the United States in global affairs, in either scenario?
■ Colonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, Head of Eurasia Research, Foreign Policy Research Institute
■ Dan Perry, Managing Partner, Thunder11
■ Eugene Rumer, Senior Fellow and Director, Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program (Zoom)
■ Moderators: Lara Setrakian, President, APRI Armenia and Verej Isanians, Senior Editor, APRI Armenia