The U.S. election results will reverberate around the world

Polls – and NPR's own reporting – tell a story of many Americans fatigued by the upcoming presidential race. They're not satisfied with the choice between two men who have both already held the office of President.

But American allies and partners are watching the race intently, including South Korea, Japan, Ukraine and Israel. The fates of those countries are closely tied to whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden ends up sitting in the White House next year.

The NPR correspondents who cover those countries, Anthony Kuhn in South Korea, Joanna Kakissis in Ukraine and Daniel Estrin in Israel, discuss the stakes each of those countries have in the outcome of America's presidential election.

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This episode was produced by Erika Ryan and Matt Ozug, with audio engineering by Carleigh Strange, Ted Mebane, and Phillip Edfors. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Vincent Ni. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.