After the US Election, with Anatole Kaletsky, James K. Galbraith, and more

[View this message in a web browser]( NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The scale of the challenges US President-elect Joe Biden faces cannot be overestimated. In this week’s Behind the Headlines, PS commentators consider what he can and cannot achieve, and assess the enduring threat Trumpism poses. Whitney Arana, Editor [The Lost Cause of the Trumpocracy]( [The Lost Cause of the Trumpocracy]( [Elizabeth Drew]( offers an overview of Donald Trump's behavior following his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. [Why Biden Can Overcome Political Gridlock]( [Why Biden Can Overcome Political Gridlock]( [Anatole Kaletsky]( sees five reasons why the US president-elect is in a stronger position than the conventional wisdom admits. [European Strategic Complacency Is Not an Option]( [European Strategic Complacency Is Not an Option]( [Josep Borrell]( argues that autonomy, properly understood, provides the key to Europe's long-term security and prosperity. Say More [A]( Interview with James K. Galbraith]( In PS Say More, [James K. Galbraith]( doubts Biden will be able to mount an effective COVID-19 response, describes a progressive agenda for the next four years, and says what Trump’s loss means for the UK. [America Should Rewrite the China Trade Contract]( [Arvind Subramanian]( urges Biden to renegotiate commercial ties with President Xi Jinping's regime. [Populism After Trump]( [Philippe Legrain]( explains why the US president's election loss is bad news for his foreign counterparts, especially in Europe. [From Paris to 2030. Register now at ( [Mini-Trumps in the Wilderness]( [Sławomir Sierakowski]( shows why Eastern and Central Europe's aspiring strongmen are some of the biggest losers of the US election. [How Europe Can Work with Biden]( [Kemal Derviş]( and [Sebastián Strauss]( argue that closer transatlantic cooperation on key policy issues can strengthen support for multilateralism. [For all our US election coverage, click here.]( [Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland]( Featured Commentary [Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland]( [George Soros]( says the two countries' veto of the EU budget directly threatens the rule of law – and thus the bloc's future. [Subscribe to Project Syndicate and receive a free one year subscription to WPR.]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.