Those strong words reflect a new sensibility in Washington. As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared in one of her last foreign-policy speeches, the US is not planning to pivot away from Europe to Asia, but rather with Europe to Asia.
拜登的结论非常吸引眼球。“欧洲仍是美国不可分割的第一伙伴，”他说，“如果你们不介意我有些专横的话，我相信我们也仍是你们不可分割的伙伴。”如此强音反映了华盛顿的新态度。正如前国务卿希拉里·克林顿在其最后一系列外交政策演讲之一中所指出的，美国并未准备把重点从欧洲移向亚洲，而是联合欧洲面向亚洲。