With Trump’s ousting, the liberal desire for a return to normality has been amped up via the figure of Joe Biden. Trump not only exploited that gap, he spoke to latent desires and emboldened expressions of identity in both politics and people that had long been marginalised or silenced. The contradictions and tensions in American liberal democracy have been forcefully revealed with his presidency, which took advantage of the gap between declared liberal values and political reality. In the US, the desire for normalcy surrounding the election of Biden reflects an existential anxiety – that Trump ignited a devastating attack on liberal democracy that may prove epochal. What is at issue in these desires to go back to a pre-Trump America? In this it echoes the “return to normalcy” theme in Biden’s election campaign in the US, a nostalgic nostrum that vaguely promises a reset of American principles and policies. The symbolism is strong, but it is less clear what is being restored. The theme of an American restoration was repeated in news and social media across the world. The image is accompanied with the ironic text “Make America Great Again.”
In France, the newspaper Le Monde ran with the headline: “American Elections 2020: Joe Biden’s victory sparks huge relief in Europe.” On Twitter, Paris’ mayor, Anne Hidalgo, tweeted out: “Welcome Back, America.” In Germany, the cover of the news magazine Der Spiegel depicted Biden putting the severed head of the Statue of Liberty back on the torso (referencing an infamous cover from 2017 that depicted Trump severing the head).
A common theme in news headlines and Twitter feeds was that normal service was being resumed in the US and in international affairs. Meanwhile, authorities in eastern Thailand are fighting to prevent a 13,000-gallon oil spill from damaging fragile coral reefs and reaching a popular resort island.The election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States was received across much of the world with a mixture of relief and exuberance, though often laced with apprehension. It was Peru’s largest environmental disaster in years. The spill was triggered by a tsunami from a massive volcanic eruption in Tonga.
In Peru, a judge has barred four executives with the Spanish oil company Repsol from leaving the country after nearly 12,000 barrels of oil leaked into the ocean on January 15. That is what has happened, and contingency measures from the operator have been requested.” It’s believed that water sources and third parties were affected. Juan Pablo Fajardo: “We see that it’s a high-magnitude spill. This is environmentalist Juan Pablo Fajardo. OCP Ecuador claimed the spill had burst in an area not connected to waterways, but members of the Kichwa Indigenous community shared video showing contamination on rivers in their territory. In Ecuador, the operator of a privately held pipeline has shut down the flow of heavy crude oil after the pipeline ruptured in the Amazon. Meanwhile, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said members of its military alliance are offering training and equipment to Ukraine but that there are “no plans to deploy NATO combat troops to Ukraine.” troops to NATO countries in Eastern Europe. On Friday, President Biden told reporters he’ll soon move U.S. If you’re not here, then you feel like this.” Are tanks driving here in our streets? No, but it feels like this if you’re reading the media. And the journalists, if they want to understand the situation, let them come to Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky: “The politics have to be balanced. On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Western “panic” over the situation was destabilizing Ukraine’s economy. also threatened to impose new sanctions against Russia. Senate is expected to unveil a bill imposing possible new sanctions on Russia, including some that could take effect even before any possible invasion. Russia has massed some 100,000 troops near Ukraine but denies it plans to invade and continues to demand NATO commit to halting its eastward expansion. Security Council is holding an emergency session today over ongoing tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border.
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