With the arrival of Joe Biden as US President, much is changing in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. It is emerging from the 'clinical death' feared by Emmanuel Macron and is initiating a number of new projects and activities. At next year's summit, the Allies want to translate them into a new strategy.

Although their introduction has been accompanied by controversy and fear of violating the principle of fair choice, their effectiveness and impact have been confirmed by hundreds of scientific studies. For the time being, quotas on the number of women in legislative bodies are also feared by the countries of the European Union.

A recent NATO poll asked how people perceive the principles of collective defence, increasing funding, or cooperation with the EU, Russia or China. According to the survey, Slovakia is still one of the countries whose population is least favourable to transatlantic cooperation. Therefore, according to the expert, the competent should focus more attention on young people.

The EU continues to ensure its defence self-sufficiency. But while the Americans spend an average of 75 billion a year on research and development in the sector, the EU has set aside just eight billion over seven years in a new fund. In addition, the left-wing faction in the European Parliament is taking the matter to the German Constitutional Court, as it believes that the fund violates the European Treaties.

"Complaints about gender quotas are the best proof that we need them. If there was a balance, nobody would complain," says German MEP Hannah Neumann. She says it is a success that the European Parliament's report on gender equality in EU foreign policy has succeeded in getting a call for member states to adopt a "feminist policy".