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US President Joe Biden has been clear about his ambitious agenda for the first overseas travel of his presidency, an eight-day European trek from Cornwall to Brussels to Geneva. Underpinning the journey, during which the American head of state has met with G7 leaders, European policymakers and NATO allies before closing with an in-person showdown with Vladimir Putin, is Biden’s determination to rejuvenate the transatlantic alliance which was left on life support during Donald Trump’s tenure as the “leader of the free world”.
The relationship between the US and Europe has already drastically improved, even before Biden’s European odyssey one German analyst described Biden as “a U.S. president almost tailor-made for Europe”. After the show of transatlantic unity, though, the true test will be whet
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The Texas Crisis Has Again Shown How America Is Both Unable and Unprepared to Protect Its Own People
The US’ poor national infrastructure has been highlighted once more this week, with shocking blackouts in Texas – the inevitable consequence of Washington spending its money on bombs rather than on investing for the public good.
After an unexpected big freeze, Texas is facing an unprecedented crisis. Hit with sub-zero temperatures, parts of the Lone Star State had no power and water for several days, and food supply chains were placed under severe strain. Recent reports suggest there have been 24 deaths.
Footage of long lines and empty shelves in grocery stores resemble scenes from countries against which America has issued sanctions or long mocked for being socialist. Yet, as the state struggles to thaw out, that’s not the only thing that’s frozen – so is the response from Washington. What are the federal government and Congress doing about it? Nothing.
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