By Christopher Lewis & Koushik Das

The Global Community has congratulated Joe Biden soon after he became the 46th President of the US, defeating Donald Trump in recently held Presidential Polls. Interestingly, many from the Central and Latin America are maintaining silence, as President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil – often dubbed ‘the Trump of the Tropics’ for his populist, off-the-cuff style – has made not a single comment on Trump’s election defeat. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, too, has refused to congratulate President-elect Biden.

Meanwhile, some of the leaders in Europe have expressed concern over the victory of Biden. Willy Wimmer – the former Assistant Defence Minister of Germany – has been heard mentioning: “We should all recall that Biden, more than anybody else, stood for the war drive of former President Barack Obama. As he wins, the battle tanks will roll.” The former German Minister has reportedly made this comment during an interview with the German version of Sputnik.

Wimmer further said that the consequence for Germany might have serious connotations. According to the leading voice against confrontation and war, Biden’s victory will certainly encourage the Greens, the new German War Party, to join the next Government in Berlin. Without the Greens in the Government, the majority of the Germans would condemn war. “The Greens would be Biden’s key for the German participation in a war,” stressed Wimmer.

The seasoned German politician insisted: “You can say what you want about Donald Trump, but his legacy is being against war. He was elected four years ago also because the Americans are fed up with wars.” Wimmer added: “And concerning Germany, from the start of his term, Trump was outspoken for an understanding with the Russian Federation. The Federal German Chancellor stabbed him in the back, then. It cannot be more tragic for Germany!”

Wimmer has further voiced concern about the massive dealings, which, according to him, have played an important role in the 2020 US Presidential Polls. He has predicted that Biden may just be put into office as a transition to a Presidency of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris…

Co-author Christopher Lewis is a Senior Member of Schiller Institute, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Koushik Das (born on May 16, 1976 in Kolkata) is a career journalist. Based in the Indian capital of New Delhi, Koushik writes mainly about foreign policies and current geopolitical issues, and rarely about other topics. His own political ideas are highly influenced by Antonio Gramsci, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault, Michael Oakeshott and others. English philosopher and political theorist Oakeshott (Dec 11, 1901-Dec 19, 1990) says that “in political activity, men sail a boundless and bottomless sea. There is neither harbour for shelter nor floor for anchorage, neither starting-place, nor appointed destination. But we have to keep afloat”. (Rationalism in Politics, 1962) As a student of Political Science, Koushik loves to share his views on issues, which have great impacts on his thought process (and also on India, South Asia and of course on the global community), with his readers through his website – Boundless Ocean of Politics. By doing so, he tries to keep himself afloat. You will find some of his articles in https://inserbia.info/today/ (https://inserbia.info/today/author/kou_das13_i/), as he has been trying to assess the global geopolitics since 2003. You can also mail him at kousdas@gmail.com View all posts by Koushik Das