Western democracies united
With Joe Biden moving into the White House, the United States and Europe should strive for a common China policy
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Why populism in Europe will survive Trump’s defeat
There are three reasons European populists may still thrive in the post-Trump era
What will President Biden’s United States look like to the rest of the world?
The future of a diminished superpower now lies in being part of a wider network of democracies
What we have lost: Trump, Biden, and the meaning of transatlantic relations
The US-European alliance is the real-world expression of the West – of a sense that both sides of the Atlantic are in it together. This is what we have lost over the last four years.
With no landslide win for Biden, Beijing benefits
No matter who wins the US election this week, the narrow margin will focus US attention at home, giving China geopolitical room for manoeuvre
Europe needs to nurture security partnerships or face growing isolation
No matter who wins the US election, the EU will need to play a bigger security role in its neighbourhood
Latvia during covid: How success bred complacency
Easing restrictions too quickly in the summer saw Latvia squander its early success and the fruits of its cooperation with Estonia and Lithuania
Trump can’t tell the difference between dictatorship and democracy: An interview with Anne Applebaum and José Ignacio Torreblanca
ECFR’s José Ignacio Torreblanca in conversation with Applebaum about her latest book, The Twilight of Democracy
That Brexit deal: How to get Boris on board
The politics are the only thing that matter to Boris Johnson and whether he signs a new deal with the European Union
Europe’s fight for multilateralism: With or without the US?
Regardless of the US election’s outcome, Europe will face some difficult choices on how far liberal states should cooperate with illiberal ones in shaping the international order