“America is back," the president said in his speech this week to the Munich Security Conference. Sixty-one percent of Europeans believe that the US political system is “broken." Amid tension between the US and Russia—which seized the Crimea and threatens Ukraine’s territorial integrity—59% prefer neutrality, while 23% want to cast their lot with America. The weakening of America has also heightened European perceptions of Germany’s significance. And if the Biden administration masters the pandemic, unlocks economic growth and stabilizes American political institutions, Europeans may reconsider their views about the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Source: Mint February 24, 2021 09:56 UTC