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. Adobe Stock 191928985 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.