Nicholas Burns spent 27 years in United States diplomacy, and now advises the campaign of presidential hopeful Joe Biden on international politics. He tells host Steve Clemons that Americans face “two very divergent paths” on Election Day.

Will Americans choose the incumbent, who routinely insults allies, shuns alliances and prefers short-term deals and partnerships with autocrats and populists? Or will they choose his opponent, who still believes in NATO, the United Nations and other US-led global institutions set up to protect the security and dominance of the West?

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