The United States is viewed as the broker of last resort to try and stop a contagion of war from spreading beyond the Gaza Strip. The Biden Administration is caught between multiple constituencies in is efforts to stop a wider conflict from arising. Meanwhile China and Russia, actors who want America to falter in its effort to bring a swift resolution, are biding their time and trying to gain any advantage possible in their quest to bring about a new World order. All eyes are on the Biden Administration in this first true test of international diplomacy.