Germany’s foreign minister said today that Berlin is working through a “transatlantic new deal” with Washington covering global security, economic issues, climate change and overcoming the coronavirus pandemic, putting aside four years of strained relations between the two powers. Heikko Maas quoted President Joseph Biden saying “America is back,” adding “and Germany is by your side,” he said at a Brookings Institution online forum. German soldiers “are standing shoulder to shoulder with American soldiers” in Afghanistan, Maas said. Berlin is following the dictum “in together, out together” in deciding when to drawdown its forces if there is a peace accord … Continue reading German Foreign Minister: Berlin Seeks ‘Transatlantic New Deal’ with U.S.