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The world's election

 A series about how the rest of the world is watching the US vote

  • Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in January

    Israeli zeal for second Trump term matched by Palestinian enmity

    Netanyahu’s clear choice for US president seen as ‘extremely dangerous’ in Palestine
  • Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

    'Already broken': US election unlikely to change relations with Russia

    Experts say little prospect for improvement, regardless of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins
  • The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau

    A Trump win or a disputed result are Canadians' worst fears

    Whatever happens on 3 November spells difficulty for Justin Trudeau as trade conflicts with the US are unlikely to go away even with a Biden victory
  • U.S. President Trump departs after announcing his decision to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement at White House in Washington<br>U.S. President Donald Trump departs after announcing his decision that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Climate at a crossroads as Trump and Biden point in different directions

    The two US presidential contenders offer starkly different approaches as the world tries to avoid catastrophic global heating
  • Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

    Whether Trump or Biden wins, US-China relations look set to worsen

    Tensions will persist whoever is in the White House. The key difference, observers expect, will be in approach
  • Joe Biden campaigns in Florida.

    Even if Biden wins US election, time is running out to save Iran nuclear deal

    Events in the US are being watched closely as Iran’s presidential election looms in early 2021
  • Italy’s Matteo Salvini wearing a ‘Trump 2020’ face mask at a protest in Rome this month

    Rightwing populists place their bets on four more years of Trump

    Leaders from Viktor Orbán to Jair Bolsonaro are wary of a return to geopolitics as usual
  • Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in 2019

    US election: what a Biden or Trump victory could mean for Britain

    It could be the most significant election for US foreign policy since 1940, with huge implications for the UK
  • United Nations headquarters in New York<br>NEW YORK, USA SEPTEMBER 17, 2016: The UN Security Council chamber at the UN headquarters ahead of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

    Trump and Biden offer starkly different visions of US role in world

    The world is anxiously watching the election, with the candidates far apart on issues such as the climate crisis and nuclear weapons
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