America is fond of these "new beginnings" symbolized by solemnly staged presidential investitures.
Generally, the planet witnesses this political folklore with a mixture of admiration and skepticism.
This time, we hear a sigh of relief from everywhere.
After Donald Trump's upside down world, where brutal regimes were pampered and democracies bullied, Joe Biden promises to put the world right side up, with allies treated as partners, the return of a multilateral dialogue and the promotion of “values” distinguishing between “good guys and bad guys”.
"We are going to make the United States again the great force for Good in the world,"
the 46th president, just inducted
,
said on Wednesday.
"America is coming back to the front line,"
adds the head of its diplomacy, Antony Blinken.
Europe is delighted to have
"a friend again in the White House",
impatient to seal with him
"a new founding pact"
of the transatlantic relationship.
Even in the world delivered
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