Must-Reads Health – COVID-19 Global Cases, Johns Hopkins University Health – Europe’s coronavirus Christmas — what you can (and can’t) do, Paola Tamma and Laurenz Gehrke, Politico Health – Needle and spread, The Economist Global – After the crisis, opportunity, The Economist EU – The rule of law in the EU budget, Milan Nič, Roderick Parkes, Slawomir Sierakowski, and Shahin Vallée, DGAP EU – Pandemic borrowing, Helen Thompson, Internationale Politik Quarterly EU/US – EU proposes fresh alliance with US in face of China challenge, Sam Fleming, Jim Brunsden and Michael Peel, Financial Times EU/Sanctions – After U.S. Push, EU Set to Launch New Human-Rights Sanctions Regime, Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal EU/Russia/Belarus – Belarus protests have explosive potential for EU-Russia relations, Arkady Moshes, Carnegie Moscow US – Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump? Will Wilkinson, New York Times US – Say no, Joe, Benjamin H. Friedman and Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Policy US/Economy – The crisis opportunity, Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs US/France/Europe – Europe may cheer Biden’s win – But it threatens Macron’s grand project, Michele Barbero, Foreign Policy US/Russia/Europe/Energy – U.S., Russia Race to Outflank Each Other on Russian Pipeline, Brett Forrest, Wall Street Journal US/Russia/China/EU – Biden’s approach to U.S. allies and adversaries will challenge Russia, Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Russia/Arctic – Russia’s Arctic strategy through 2035, Janis Kluge and Michael Paul, SWP UK/Indo-Pacific – China and Brexit drive the UK’s ‘tilt’ to Indo-Pacific, Bill Hayton, Chatham House NATO – NATO 2030: a resilient Alliance and its main priorities, Ottavia Credi, Alessandro Marrone, and Roberto Menotti, Istituto Affari Internazionali China/NATO – China in Europe and transatlantic security, Andrew A. Michta, International Centre for Defence and Security, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute Bulgaria – Bulgaria joins Europe’s awkward squad, Valerie Hopkins and Michael Peel, Financial Times
