Global Scans · Joe Biden · Weekly Summary

• Despite disagreements, tensions over the past year have markedly eased between China and the United States, with President Joe Biden supporting dialog to reduce the potential for conflict. Space War
• While efforts are underway internationally to diversify and derisk supply chains in China-dominated fields, such as critical minerals, the newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on China on top of existing ones current President Joe Biden announced in May. Strategic Metals Invest
• A litmus test could be the deployment of US medium-range weapons in Germany, which was decided under Joe Biden, and, according to current plans, is to begin in 2026. Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• The administration of U.S. president Joe Biden began financing Indian solar factories as a way to de-risk from China-but also to empower India's green industrial base. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• The incoming Trump administration will inherit a robust security latticework established by the Joe Biden administration in the Indo-Pacific. Eurasia Review
• Regulatory scrutiny under President Joe Biden slowed mergers, but the potential for a more business-friendly environment under Trump has already led to deals. / USA Mortgage News Daily
• Joe Biden must be ready to send backup if he allows Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia because Vladimir Putin will retaliate, America's first and only Ukrainian-American congresswoman has said. The Telegraph

Last updated: 02 August 2026