For @cepa, I wrote about the changes taking place in 🇩🇪 foreign policy after the 🇷🇺 invasion of #Ukraine. Rather than saying the #Zeitenwende has failed, one should view it as a generational project that requires a strong 🇺🇸 commitment to Europe. ⬇️ 1/7
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The United States cannot outcompete China alone and must reconceptualize its allies as co-producers of power, write Jacob Sharpe and @samddenney.
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To tackle the difficult domestic and international governance landscape, incoming German Chancellor Merz will have to overcome the fears that have undermined Germany’s politics for over a decade, from fear of refugees to fear of themselves, writes @samddenney.
Thrilled to have taken part in this young leaders exchange with @eu_eeas & @LithuaniaMFA.
A strong 🇺🇸-🇪🇺 alliance is essential for 🇺🇸 foreign policy. Bolstering people-to-people ties through exchanges like this is crucial to securing the future of this vital relationship.
Baltic security dilemmas, the importance of transatlantic links & people-to-people ties were the main topics of the EU-US Emerging Leaders Visitors program, which gathered US-based professionals to Vilnius. It was a pleasure working on this with @eu_eeas
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🚨 New Pew poll:
74% of Americans view the war in Ukraine as important to US national interests
43% describe it as “very important”
59% of Americans describe the war in Ukraine as important to them *personally* when asked
https://t.co/MBeGfDWJCk
Alexei @navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice.
The EU holds the Russian regime for sole responsible for this tragic death.
I extend my deepest condolences to his family. And to those who fight for democracy around the world in the darkest conditions.
Fighters die. But the fight for #freedom never ends.
5 other former US ambassadors to #Ukraine and I take strong exception to many points in Thomas Graham's piece on Ukraine and #EU. @CFR_org declined to run our response, which has now been published by The Bulwark: https://t.co/ZD1AP5l7Z1
This is something the Biden administration should actively support. This would be far more impactful than a few more countries hitting 2%. It could be a huge deliverable for the Washington Summit. But it probably only happens with US prodding.
Does Vladimir Putin want negotiations? Almost certainly yes.
Does Putin want to negotiate? Almost certainly not.
The difference is not semantic.
(A long-ish 🧵)
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