President Biden entered the White House one year ago with the promise of shoring up geopolitical relations and reaffirming U.S. commitments as a world leader.

During his first address to a global audience upon entering office he touted that “America is back,” but after occupying the executive post for one year steep geopolitical challenges remain.

“I think there was a huge sigh of relief by American allies,” Kori Schake, a senior fellow and director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News Digital, referring to the Trump administration’s departure.

“But I think the Biden administration and the president himself very quickly started grandstanding,” the foreign policy expert, who served on the White House National Security Council (NSC) during the George W. Bush administration, added. “That raised expectations that the administration would be different and better, not just than the Trump administration but than other recent American administrations, and I think that was an arrogant mistake.”