Biden meets Putin: America, Russia, and the return of diplomacy
The Geneva summit recalled the power of old-fashioned diplomacy and working patiently away at difficult problems
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Americans before allies: Biden’s limited multilateralism
Biden’s approach to multilateralism is driven by his sense of what American voters and elected representatives in Congress will tolerate
Line of argument: Why Berlin and Washington should compromise on Nord Stream 2
Berlin and Washington need to avoid a worst-case scenario in which cooperation on other pressing transatlantic issues becomes impossible
US-China confrontation and repercussions for the EU
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.
How France and the US can work to stabilise the Sahel
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
Not getting away with murder: How Europeans can shape US-Saudi diplomacy
Europeans should resist the temptation to exploit the strain in the US-Saudi relationship for short-term, narrow, and self-interested gains
Yemen in the Biden era: How Europe and the US can press for peace
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
In the war of fake news versus facts, here’s what the next battle should be
Facebook, Twitter, Fox News – by blurring the truth, all pose a risk to democracy itself. But the US and EU can counter them together
The crisis of American power
While America’s crisis of democracy has been clear to see in recent months, equally consequential is its crisis of power on the world stage
The other contagion: Why the US Capitol attack is a warning to populists
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
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Biden meets Putin: America, Russia, and the return of diplomacy
The Geneva summit recalled the power of old-fashioned diplomacy and working patiently away at difficult problems
Americans before allies: Biden’s limited multilateralism
Biden’s approach to multilateralism is driven by his sense of what American voters and elected representatives in Congress will tolerate
Line of argument: Why Berlin and Washington should compromise on Nord Stream 2
Berlin and Washington need to avoid a worst-case scenario in which cooperation on other pressing transatlantic issues becomes impossible
US-China confrontation and repercussions for the EU
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.
How France and the US can work to stabilise the Sahel
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
Not getting away with murder: How Europeans can shape US-Saudi diplomacy
Europeans should resist the temptation to exploit the strain in the US-Saudi relationship for short-term, narrow, and self-interested gains
Yemen in the Biden era: How Europe and the US can press for peace
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
In the war of fake news versus facts, here’s what the next battle should be
Facebook, Twitter, Fox News – by blurring the truth, all pose a risk to democracy itself. But the US and EU can counter them together
The crisis of American power
While America’s crisis of democracy has been clear to see in recent months, equally consequential is its crisis of power on the world stage
The other contagion: Why the US Capitol attack is a warning to populists
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
In the media
For Biden, obtaining Saudi Arabia’s full cooperation on the energy dossier means easing the pressure on energy prices, and even on inflation
Despite several political signals of gradual disengagement in the provision of security to Europe, the US maintains a paternalistic approach towards its European partners
Isabella Antinozzi analyses Europe’s dependence on American military resources and how Washington exploits this situation to exert veto power over European defense
The current context justifies the idea that the TTC should focus on technology’s global governance to counter the misuse of digital technologies by authoritarian governments
José Ignacio Torreblanca explains the importance for Europe and the US to work together to set democratic and rule-based standards within the Trade and Technology Council (Ttc) meeting, held on 15 and 16 May 2022 in Paris.
Without London, Europe had already lost an important piece of its military capabilities in a broader sense, and I believe that Berlin will try to carve out a leading role in this field as well
Arturo Varvelli explains the meaning of Germany’s decision to increase its military expenditure and the implications of this on the relations between Berlin and Paris, Berlin and Washington and Berlin and Rome
In the last 30 days, Poland has changed its attitude towards both the EU and the US. With the US it was in open conflict, this war is changing that.
Teresa Coratella analyses the evolution of Poland’s relations with the US and the EU in the framework of the war in Ukraine