Biden’s Afghan chaos means Europe can no longer rely on him. Let’s hope a more balanced security relationship emerges

The North Atlantic measurably widened last week. The more Joe Biden tried to shift blame for the Afghan chaos, the bigger the gulf with America’s UK and European allies grew. This US president, who preaches the virtues of multilateralism yet acted on his own, has done more in a few weeks to undermine the western alliance than Donald Trump ever did with all his bluster.

Related: After the chaos in Kabul, is the American century over?

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