University of Cambridge
What Should a Reunited West Look Like?
Nearly 80 years ago President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill drew up the statement which became the Atlantic Charter, cementing the transatlantic alliance. Today that alliance is at a low point but is not beyond resurrection. While the Trump presidency brought into stark focus the modern challenges for multilateralism, the promise of a Biden presidency encourages us to consider what a renewed system for action based on shared values would look like and whether we want one. If this is a time of re-making alliances, what do they need to look like to be practical and acceptable, and what is their purpose?