President-elect Joe Biden will face a crucial international test in balancing U.S. democracy promotion with transatlantic security. The Western alliance is premised on the notion that democratic values and security interests coincide and that membership of NATO and the European Union strengthen democracies.

This premise did not foresee the emergence of new social and national grievances or disruptive threats such as pandemics.

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