NO CHANGE? THE U.S. FOCUS ON CHINA AND AMERICAN POLICY ON RUSSIA
NO CHANGE? THE U.S. FOCUS ON CHINA AND AMERICAN POLICY ON RUSSIA

Author(s): Marcin Terlikowski
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: USA; Russia; foreign policy; China; focus;
Summary/Abstract: Just over a year before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in January 2021, it was the transition of power in the U.S. that was broadly seen as the most important change in world politics. The incoming president, Joe Biden, was expected to reverse Donald Trump’s policies on international security, trade, and climate change. Perhaps the greatest expectations were coming from Europe. It was hoped that Biden, unlike Trump, who questioned the U.S. commitment to NATO and the relevancy of the Alliance itself, would reaffirm America’s pledge to defend its European allies under Art. 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and seek deepened transatlantic cooperation on key issues.

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