Tensions aren't new in transatlantic relations. The reason to act more decisively now is the historic moment, a new era of major power competition that will define the years ahead.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the NATO summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019.It's time to take urgent measures to head off the danger of "transatlantic decoupling," a strategic shift that would risk more than seven decades of gains in democracy, open markets and individual rights.
The damage would be far-reaching for America's worldwide interests, for European unity and influence, and for the most significant community of democracies and open market economies the world has ever known, accounting for nearly half of global GDP. . Its aim would be to ensure that, while the alliance remains militarily strong, it would become stronger politically and globally ensure its relevance in the face of a more assertive China and a global pandemic.
What's increasingly clear is that China considers Europe a crucial factor in its effort to gain global influence. Far less clear is where Europe will land as the new geopolitical pieces fall into place – and what kind of Europe it will be.In the best of all worlds, the United States would "re-couple" with Europe, and Europe would unify and align with Washington.
There are countless other iterations, with as great or greater a potential to define the global future as jockeying in Asia.Clearly, much depends on the preferences of a re-elected Trump administration or the priorities and vision of a Biden alternative.1. Embrace and put meaning into NATO 2030's nascent efforts to provide the alliance a stronger political and global dimension. Without such efforts, NATO's relevance could recede faster than its advocates understand.
$1 billion, through its International Development Finance Corporation, to a fund that would finance the group's energy, transport and telecommunications projects.opposition
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