Tyler Pager & Natasha Bertrand, Politico
Joe Biden is pivoting to Asia. Just don't expect him to say so explicitly.
Kevin Williamson, Nat'l Review
FARC never enjoyed quite the celebrity status of, say, the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, the communist militia that enjoyed the support of, among others, Bill de Blasio, who returned from a visit to the war-ravaged country in his late 20s with "a vision of the possibilities of an unfettered leftist government," in the words of the New York Times. (And how are you enjoying it, New York?) The...
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico EU
Ever since Joe Biden won the U.S. presidency, the rhetoric from Europe's leaders has been filled with anticipation of a new transatlantic dawn. With you know who safely out of the White House, the Continent's leading lights signaled Europe would again link arms with America, bound by common ideals and a firm resolve to save the world from its bad angels.
Dmitri Kartsev, Moscow Times
Laschet's personal preferences, if they even exist, will have to contend with a number of other factors shaping German foreign policy.
Fred Kaplan, Slate
But neither country is in a hurry to make the first move.
Con Coughlin, The National
At a time when a truly global effort is required to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the unseemly spat between the EU and the leading pharmaceutical companies responsible for making the vaccines designed to beat the virus threatens to undermine the global response.
James Holmes, 1945
Last week's missive forecast rough continuity in U.S. foreign policy following this month's changeover of presidencies. After reading it a correspondent wants to know whether Communist China's "involvement" in the Western Hemisphere might prompt political leaders in Washington DC to invoke the Monroe Doctrine...
