Not very exciting. It would be naïve not to admit it: the EU-US summit last Saturday did not exactly set the world on fire. It was to a large extent a rhetorical exercise and an occasion for reaffirming the unique quality of reciprocal ties. From this point of view, everything was impeccable: the preparatory positions taken, preliminary declarations from US ambassadors in Europe, consolidated friendship and cooperation which represent one of the pillars of global policy. Barack Obama was...