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The Trump administration helped fuel the worst downward spiral in US-China relations since diplomatic normalization more than forty years ago.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, examines how the events at the US Capitol influence US standing abroad.

Matt Abbott analyzes the future relationship between the United States and North Korea.

If Biden and a new Congress deliver a long overdue (and now urgent) infrastructure agenda focused on sustainability, equity and a clean energy future for the United States, it can both reinvigorate the Midwest and support national economic growth.

Before the United States can reliably rebuild its international power and influence, it must heal itself by getting COVID under control, reviving economic prosperity, and moving beyond the bitterly divided politics of the Trump presidency.

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is a win for China, and a blow to transatlantic relations.

New survey results suggest that President-elect Biden will have to work hard to cultivate bipartisan buy-in for efforts to rein in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rust Belts exist around the world, and integrating them into the larger trans-Atlantic community is key to political stability.

Europe is right that Biden’s election offers an opportunity to build a strong and enduring partnership — but success will require Europe to be strong, united and committed in that very effort as well.

A new administration may find that the summit overloads its circuits at a demanding time.