In A Welcome Word To Allies Biden Has Declared That ‘America Is Back’

 

 

Joe Biden, the US President, in his first address to the global audience on Friday has declared that ‘America is back, the transatlantic alliance is back’ after four years led by the Trump administration that flaunted its foreign policy through the lens of America first.

He has been speaking virtually to the annual Munich Security Conference. He went on to tick through the to-do-list that is daunting and also salvaging the nuclear deal by Iran, meeting security and economic challenges that have been posed by Russia and China and also looking to repair the damages that have been caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He also stressed requiring close cooperation between the US and its very important Western Allies.

Biden did not mention once, the name of Donald Trump in the speech. He mixed talks about the reinvigorated democratic alliance and rebuked the approach by his predecessors, a message that has been warmly received by the Western allies.

Biden also said that there have been strained relations in the past few years and it has also tested the transatlantic relationship. He also stated that the United States is pretty much determined to reengage with Europe. He mentioned that the United States is ready to consult with the European nations and earn back the previous position of trusted leadership.

On Friday, the President also participated in a virtual meeting of the group of seven of the most industrialized nations, where the leaders managed to work on the campaign theme of Biden into their closing joint statement. They have also vowed to work together as a unit and beat the dreaded Covid-19 and also build back better.

Charles Michel, the European Council President has said that ‘Welcome back, America’ and effectively summed up the mood of the Munich conference.

A palpable sense of relief was conveyed by such happy talks among the allies at the full-throated commitment by Biden to mend the frayed relationships between the US and Europe, but plenty of things have changed over the past four years in various ways that created new challenges.

The place has been cemented by China as one of the fierce economic competitors on the continent as the long-held economic priorities and national security are embedded in the transatlantic alliance as it has been reconsidered by the US. Almost throughout Europe, there has been the growth of populism. At moments, the other Western countries have sought to fill the vacuum that has been left as there was a step back by America from the world stage.

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, said still some differences remain between Europe and the USA that are complicated. The economic ambition by China is seen by Europe as less as an existential threat than it has been done by the US. It has got its own economic and strategic concerns that have not been in sync always with Joe Biden in matters concerning Russia as well.