The importance of a strong and multilateral-focussed United States
Joe Biden’s biggest challenge will be to re-establish a multilateral dynamic that keeps Russia in check, argues former US ambassador Cameron Munter.
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30 Dec 2020
Despite electoral challenges and unprecedented obstruction by the losing side, the US has elected its new President. The upcoming Joe Biden Presidency promises a return to traditional foreign policy, after four years of ‘America first’ and ever-so-cold transatlantic relations.
"America is back" Biden recently tweeted; a call that almost immediately echoed throughout Brussels, European Ministries and across US democratic strongholds. To make facts meet rhetoric however, will undoubtedly take more time.