It is 2021, the years of the Trump administration have come to an end and much of the political attention of the foreign policy brass is devoted to rebuilding shackled alliances and faith in multilateralism in times of Covid-19. However, there is one issue that continues to keep europhils and transatlanticists alike awake at night: the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. The project supported by the German and Russian governments seeks to connect both countries between Vyborg in the Oblast Leningrad and Greifswald in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and is infamous for the division it is causing within the European Union (EU) and between the EU and the United States.
While leaders on both sides of the Atlantic wish for the chapter of sour relations under the America First foreign policy by former President Trump to be closed as soon as possible, the opposition to Nord Stream 2 is one of the very few topics with bipartisan support in the American Congress. As a parting gift, former President Trump signed a package of sanctions into law that require the imposition of measures against any company aiding in any activities related to putting the pipeline into operation. Given the domestic pressure, President Biden has also expressed his opposition to the project and called it a “bad deal for Europe”.[1]
Click Here to Read the Entire Policy Paper
___________________________________________________
