Opinion: In Europe, Confusion Reigns About the US, Writes Professor Walter Russell Mead in the Wall Street Journal

“After almost two years of Covid-induced absence from Paris and Berlin, I returned to the old world to make a surprising discovery: Europe no longer understands the United States,” writes Walter Russell Mead, James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and the Humanities. “Between Washington’s shift to the Indo-Pacific, the lingering effects of the Trump presidency (along with fears of a return in 2024), and confusing signals emanating from the Biden administration, neither the Germans nor French know what to expect anymore.”

Post Date: 10-23-2021