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A three-step plan for reviving the transatlantic alliance NATO and EU flags at the Europa Building in Brussels via Reuters Like all old friends, the United States and Europe have had their ups and downs. They’ve experienced periods of distance and even tension. But trust—grounded in common values, cultural familiarity, and a legacy of shared triumphs—has kept the relationship intact and generally enabled the two sides to pick up right where they left off. Donald Trump’s presidency changed all that, straining this trust to near-breaking point. Past episodes of transatlantic divergence,...

Jakarta has sought to engage with any foreign government willing to support its domestic development agenda. By February 15, 2021 Advertisement Last year, Indonesia-U.S. relations saw many highlights, from the visit of then U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the extension of Generalized System of Preferences trade preferences for Indonesia. Among other issues, one thing that has not received as much attention was Washington’s support for infrastructure development in Indonesia. In fact, the U.S. government, through International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has recently emphas...

The U.S. Must Remain Engaged with Central Asia | Opinion Javlon Vakhabov , ambassador, Republic of Uzbekistan to the United States On 2/4/21 at 7:30 AM EST The confirmation of Antony Blinken as secretary of state marks the beginning of a new era in U.S. foreign policy. President Joe Biden's foreign policy will not only impact the American people but millions around the world, including Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia where I am from. As the Biden administration begins to roll out its foreign policy, I encourage them to take a closer look at Central Asia. Central Asia�...

In his bid for the US presidency in 2020, President Joe Biden campaigned on a restorationist agenda towards “rescuing US foreign policy” from his predecessor Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ approach. Under the Trump presidency, that approach had devolved into ‘America Alone’ on the back of the open derision of Washington underwriting the security of its allies. In Asia, however, Trump’s ‘America First’ impulses stood tempered in view of his administration’s sustained confrontational posture against China and an emergent US bipartisan consensus on addressing the strategic ...

Jan 21, 2021 Former U.S. President Donald Trump left office with his administration’s domestic policies having shaken the United States to its core and some historians ranking him among the most divisive American leaders to ever set foot in the Oval Office. But his policies toward Asia, or what the Trump White House termed the Indo-Pacific, may ultimately tell a different story. While many of these policies were erratic, bore little immediate fruit or appeared to severely damage partnerships, some of the fundamentals are expected to survive his administration’s departure as holdo...