‘America first’ has set traditional US partners on edge, and it’s in both regions’ interests to keep Washington engaged. Both, however, also need deeper bilateral ties, and to work towards a new, unprecedentedly large trade bloc.
From China’s belt and road to India’s Asia-Africa growth corridor, there is wasteful duplication and rising geopolitical tension. Let the EU unite nations under a connectivity code of conduct, expand a common umbrella of finance and set up a forum for the private sector and civil society to talk about connectivity.