Biden's foreign policy may be better than it sounds

President Biden and his national security team have come a long way in recognizing the growing danger presented by a risen China and a resurgent Russia. Despite earlier instincts, they now seem willing to confront the reality of a clear anti-Western strategic alliance between those two powers, including mutual support for open aggression in their respective regions. The Interim National Security Strategic Guidance in March 2021 mostly reflected the priorities that prevailed during the eight years of the Obama-Biden administration. "Pandemics and other biological risks, the escalating climate crisis, cyber and digital threats, international economic disruptions, protracted humanitarian crises, violent…