Flournoy has been outspoken on American foreign and defence policy, particularly over the past year. She favours closer international cooperation after four years of a Trump White House that touted an “America First” policy and was more distrustful and critical of allies.
“Whoever the next president is whether it's a second Trump term or Vice President Biden or whoever it is, one of the top agenda items is going to be, I think, to repair some of that perception that America may no longer be a reliable partner. But I don't think it's going to be easy or happen overnight. I think it's going to take a lot of work over a number of years to recover that trust and that standing,” Flournoy said in March.