Biden meets worldwide audience, tired of wars and US politics
In the final phase of his term, Biden meets a global audience that is tired of war and skeptical about US politics. Experience how he strives for a new partnership with Germany.
Biden meets worldwide audience, tired of wars and US politics
During the term of the term of President Joe Biden, he kept numerous calls and personal meetings with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to deepen a relationship based on democratic ideals and common values.
Political concessions of Scholz
In return, Scholz used considerable political capital for bidies. Among other things, this included the release of a Russian murderer from a German prison in order to free three Americans from Russia as part of a deal, the relaxation of the long -term defense policy to enable Ukraine to use German tanks in the fight against Russia, as well as the defense of Biden after a misrepresenting debate appearance that sealed the end of his political career.
An important visit to Berlin
Now that bidges no longer fight for the White House in the election campaign, Scholz will welcome the American president in Berlin. The visit has the goal of promoting urgent foreign policy priorities and at the same time to make a farewell to a president who has highly valued alliances as a means of conflict resolution.
Planned meetings and conversations
Biden will meet with the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Scholz as part of his visit. He will announce a new US German exchange program and a dialogue about the "orientation" of private investments on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, according to a high-ranking administration employee.
The meeting with Scholz offers Biden the opportunity to thank the German Chancellor for the close partnership over the years and to talk about joint priorities in terms of global issues, especially about democratic institutions.
European meeting of the leaders
In addition, bidges will also invite Great Britain, France and Germany to a meeting of the "European Quad" to discuss "urgent" global challenges that range from the victory strategy of Ukraine to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The meetings take place at a critical time: less than three weeks before the US elections, while important turning points in the Ukraine conflict and in the conflict between Israel and Hamas are achieved.
Biden’s approach of "minilateralism"
At a single day official, which was changed by an official state visit due to the hurricane Milton, biden will have comprehensive discussions with Scholz and his team and take part in a summit of the leader of France and Great Britain. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj had planned to take part in the meeting before it was postponed.
According to officials, the summit's agenda will include two central priorities of the leaders: the growing challenges for Ukraine, where the allies are atal, how to react to Selenskyj's "victory plan" and the increasing demands for longer ranges of weapons and the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.
Criticism of bidens approach
Critics say these efforts have strengthened alliances, but did not push the opponents back. Fred Kempe, CEO of the Atlantic Council, explains that bidges have not been determined enough to prevent a new “axis of evil” that arises in response to western democracies. "Ironically, caution has promoted the continued existence of misconduct in Russia, China, North Korea and Iran," writes Kempe.
Popularity in Germany and international
In his last months in office, Biden in Germany has been very popular, which he attributes to his political decisions. According to polls from the PEW Research Center, 63 % of German respondents express confidence in Biden. In Poland, another country in which a bidding was considered to support Ukraine, it is 70 %.
Global challenges for bidges
However, biden sees globally falling approval values, in particular due to its handling of political volatility in the Middle East since October 7. The upcoming elections in the United States are just around the corner, and Trump will be present at every meeting with other leaders, even if many expressed relief over bidens election 2020 behind the scenes. At his first G7 summit, Biden said: "America is back", and the question remains: "But how long?"