The structure of this operation … was that the Americans would control it. And not only was it something the Europeans accepted, it was something the Europeans actively wanted
Jeremy Shapiro on the US-European relationship after Afghanistan
The structure of this operation … was that the Americans would control it. And not only was it something the Europeans accepted, it was something the Europeans actively wanted
Jeremy Shapiro on the US-European relationship after Afghanistan
The old deal is no longer on offer, and continuing to rely on it is a dangerous irresponsibility
It is high time to get serious about Europe’s strategic autonomy, demands Jeremy Shapiro with regard to the transatlantic relationship
The old Washington habit of defending the global security order is, for a conflict-addicted nation, a gateway drug to rampant interventionism
Director of Research Jeremy Shapiro responds to the case for the USA supporting collective global security
At this point it would be geopolitical malpractice for America not to attempt a “reverse Kissinger”. At the very least, America should stop sriving Russia into China’s arms
Jeremy Shapiro on how President Biden should approach the United States’ relationship with Russia
[Boris Johnson] just isn’t a person Biden-world is much impressed by. They’re much more interested in competence, seriousness and, er, grooming
The bad news is that Team Biden, in as much as it thinks about Boris Johnson, Brexit or Britain at all, is somewhat hostile, believes Jeremy Shapiro
Unlike in the Cold War, Europe is no longer at the centre. The Europeans play only a supporting role in the Americans’ fight against Chinese authoritarianism
Despite these European summits , the EU heads of state should not delude themselves, says Jeremy Shapiro
Europe has become, above all, a place to make speeches and maintain diplomatic contacts against a beautiful backdrop
The main foreign policy focus for Biden’s administration is to deal with China, not Europe, says Jeremy Shapiro.
European allies are an important part of this nascent anti-Chinese alliance network, but, unlike during the Cold War, Europe is no longer the central front
Jeremy Shapiro points out in his op-ed that beyond all the summits and diplomatic attention, an administration fixated on China seems to have largely written off the Europeans
The Israeli-Palestinian crisis have their own internal dynamic, that the US cannot influence, even when they try hard
Jeremy Shapiro is quoted in an article from L’Express on the role of the USA in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
It is always a pain, from a governmental perspective, to invent a new forum, because you need to have an endless discussion about who’s in & who’s out, and how it works, & its relationship to the UN
Jeremy Shapiro thinks that informally expanding the Group of 7 was far easier than constructing a new body