President Biden: Don’t Expect Miracles, Europe

Summary:

Joe Biden’s election as US president will make it easier for the EU and the US to forge a common transatlantic approach to many of the challenges facing them. Unlike Trump, Biden will not try to undermine the EU or NATO. He believes that international institutions and multilateral co-operation serve US interests. However, Europeans should also keep in mind that Biden’s past involvement with European issues will not change the fact that China’s rise is dragging the US’s focus away from Europe and its neighbourhood and towards the Pacific. Europeans should not be tempted to think that they have the luxury of being able to do nothing. They should invest in strengthening their own capacity to protect their interests, whoever sits in the White House.

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CER Insight: Nov 2020: Americans Choose Their President: Europe Must Live with the Consequences https://www.europeansources.info/record/americans-choose-their-president-europe-must-live-with-the-consequences/

CER Insight: Oct. 2020: What Would a Biden Presidency Mean for US-EU Trade Relations? https://www.europeansources.info/record/what-would-a-biden-presidency-mean-for-us-eu-trade-relations/

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