In the context of the US presidential elections, there are big threats: You are already seeing three challenges

Short won’t give up yet

Former foreign minister and longtime diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas says many important decisions are expected in the coming weeks.

“In the coming weeks, we will see a number of processes. For example, Biden will begin to build his team, identify potential candidates to become members of the Government, and has already begun to form expert groups to address key issues. There is such a tradition in the American policy that when a new government is formed, a review of key issues is also necessary.

On the one hand, preparing for the inauguration, on the other hand, Trump, thinking about the political future to maintain the popularity of the Republicans, will try to question the results, trying to show that he and the Republicans received many votes, and the election is doubtful. “Says V. Ušackas.

“I think it is just an ongoing strategy by Donald Trump to generate confusion, to generate doubts,” added the diplomat.

Marius Laurinavičius, chief analyst at the Vilnius Institute for Political Analysis (VPAI), believes that there are a number of external forces and intelligence institutions that can cause considerable confusion.

“There are outside forces just waiting to intervene and incite that tension, to weaken the United States or any other country.” There are all kinds of threats, but hopefully democracy in the United States will pass this test and President Trump and his team please continue the reality show policy that has continued throughout your presidency, “he said.

Biden faces three challenges

According to V. Ušackas, three very important challenges await the new president of the United States.

“I think there are three challenges for the new president of the United States. The first is the coronavirus pandemic, all the consequences that need to be addressed both internally and externally. I think that Biden will really try to find solutions not only within but also with allies. The second challenge is the internal political divisions of the United States, and the third is that the world has changed dramatically in four years.

We see an aggressive Russian policy, a growing Chinese power that the United States will have to deal with in some way. In this sense, it is clear that Biden is not much different from Donald Trump. Perhaps at the beginning it would be harder for China, because it was accused of too much flexibility, “says V. Ušackas.

Named the greatest threat

When asked by Laurinavičius if he sees any threats that could arise during the transition period, the analyst assured that the main concern is fragmentation.

“During this transition period, the biggest threat is that fragmentation, which is quite easy if someone tries to do it, in riots, in disobedience. If what President Trump’s team is doing is happening, it certainly wouldn’t be good in the current situation.

The United States, like Lithuania now, needs a quick and smooth transfer of power. The United States needs D. Trump to start cooperating now in the transfer of power, and if this doesn’t go well, the United States will only be weaker, ”said M. Laurinavičius.