The Biden administration’s approach to Nord Stream 2 indicates that it could ease the pressure on Russia in some of the most important spheres. But a new crisis could quickly lead to a new low in US-Russia relations
European policymakers should set up high-profile national institutions that are charged with tackling corruption and capable of working within an international network
The Geneva summit recalled the power of old-fashioned diplomacy and working patiently away at difficult problems
Biden’s approach to multilateralism is driven by his sense of what American voters and elected representatives in Congress will tolerate
How central is the EU to the US and its interests in Europe? And how does the public in European countries view Biden’s America?
The Biden administration has made clear that it will not shift away from the tougher approach on China. But the latest sanctions row has demonstrated that Europe is not without agency in what has falsely been characterised as a binary confrontation
The Biden administration has boxed itself into a maximalist position that jeopardises efforts to make the Iran sanctions programme more humane. European governments should be pushed to change course
Europe and the United States have an opportunity to mount a major diplomatic effort that could halt the fighting and lead the way to political talks
Donald Trump may have done lasting damage to the United States’ reputation even in pro-American Denmark
From now on, citizens will understand much more clearly why it is said that democracies die bit by bit, until they suddenly succumb and it is too late