We should act together to counter our common enemies China, Russia ... aggression against Georgia, Ukraine and Syria ... NATO decisions of 2014 under the Obama administration in UK are very crucial. Jens stayed silent on his recent master Donald 😖🤡

Dinner with @eucopresident & @JosepBorrellF. We look forward to working with President-elect @JoeBiden to further strengthen ties between the #UnitedStates & #Europe, as we face global challenges none of us can tackle alone. pic.twitter.com/NKRBSrPXgn

— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) January 19, 2021

The counter-all-enemies voice of America, Nuland, has returned!

'Sapere aude'

American moral leadership has been damaged. American democracy has been damaged. And the credibility of the Republican Party has been damaged.

It can be fixed - by democratic renewal at home and abroad. Good to speak to @mariatad on @BloombergTV. [_link]

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen (@AndersFoghR) January 8, 2021

From a grueling trade war to a slew of sanctions on tech companies, the Trump administration spent the bulk of the last four years piling pressure on China [_link]

— CNN Business (@CNNBusiness) January 21, 2021

UK says its aircraft carrier strike group is ready to deploy. China's already watching

UK as a global power

Since 2017, UK defence officials have been saying the carrier's first deployment would include Asia and the Pacific on a route from Britain that would likely take it through the South China Sea.

"The UK is a global power with truly global interest - we must be prepared to compete for our interests and our values far, far from home," then-UK Defence Minister Gavin Williamson said in 2019.

We begin 2021 with the declaration of Initial Operating Capability for #CarrierStrike. A few thoughts on what this means...[_link]

— Commander UK Carrier Strike Group (@smrmoorhouse) January 4, 2021

Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack on Iraqi Capital [_link]

— The Voice of America (@VOANews) January 22, 2021

A presidency of rage and division ...

A documentary on Sky TV

Panel discussion UC Berkeley

Storming the Capitol: Trumpism's Last Stand

Livestream Q&A with OBI Director John A. Powell and law professor Ian Haney Lopez about the chaos in Washington, D.C. this week when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building demanding Congress halt the validation of presidential election results.

'Sapere aude'