The absence of Putin and Xi at the G20 meeting represents the perfect opportunity for Biden to present himself as the leader of the free world
Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev comment on the European perception on the balance of power between the US and China
The document sees the area as a space of competition between China and the United States in terms of economic influence: if China gets it, it will also have political influence
Frédéric Grare’s comment on the possible change in the relations between the United States, China and the European Union following the publication of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the birth of AUKUS
The EU certainly does not have the means, nor the vocation, to replace NATO, but it must define its strategic interests and it cannot remain in the background
A January 2021 poll from the European Council on Foreign Relations found 60 percent of Europeans want their nation to remain neutral in any conflict between China and the United States
A Washington Post article mentions ECFR’s public opinion poll report from last year on “The Crisis of American Power”
To me, this shows is the end of one geopolitical era, which was about creating a liberal international order, and the beginning of a new one, which is about the competition between China and America
If we compare Trump’s strategy and objectives with Biden’s position, the main difference is that Trump’s policy really was about weakening the European Union. Biden is thinking differently.
US sanctions under the Magnitsky Act are a direct warning from US President Joe Biden to greedy and reckless leaders in the Balkans that corruption needs to be addressed
Rising tensions between the US and China must be an incentive for Europe to develop its digital capability
Arturo Varvelli, co-author of “Network effects: Europe’s digital sovereignty in the Mediterranean”, describes the new perspectives for european digital power
A survey carried out by ECFR on 15 000 people from ten EU countries plus the UK reported that only 10% believes that «the United States will always protect Europe»: 12% in Italy and 3% in the UK
Despite his pledges to readjust US policy on Iran, Biden is still essentially pursuing the Trump-era maximum pressure campaign, designed to force Tehran to make concessions first
Julien Barnes-Dacey and Ellie Geranmayeh were quoted pointing out the contrast between Biden’s promise and the current American policy on Iran
