February 21, 2021

Biden seeks common front with Europe to counter China, Russia

Source: The Straits Times

Journalist: Charissa Yong

United States President Joe Biden breathed new life into the transatlantic alliance in his first address to a global audience on Friday.

He declared that America had returned to multilateralism as he called on the US and Europe to work together to counter economic and security challenges from China and Russia.

"America is back. The transatlantic alliance is back. And we are not looking backward; we are looking forward, together," said Mr Biden at the annual Munich Security Conference, speaking from the White House via video link.

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  • Martijn Rasser

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program

    Martijn Rasser is the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. Prior to joining CNAS, Rasser served as a senior intelligence ...