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(USA/China) Biden on China: decoupling or competitive re-coupling? (East Asia Forum)

Yan Liang, Willamette University The Trump presidency somewhat decoupled the US and Chinese economies: relations have been damaged by tariff wars, the closing of consulates,...

(USA/US Diplomacy) The Future of U.S. Diplomacy (CFR)

Panelists discuss how diplomacy can be used to advance U.S. interests, and the function and responsibilities of ambassadors and embassies abroad. Speakers Jendayi E. Frazer Adjunct Senior Fellow...

(USA/US Diplomatic) Can the State Department Bring More Diversity to the U.S. Diplomatic Corps? (CFR)

Robert McMahon President Joe Biden’s nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a veteran Black diplomat, as UN envoy at a cabinet-level rank marks the administration’s first major...

(USA/China/Taiwan) Why a Cross-Strait Crisis Will Be Averted in 2021 (CFR)

David Sacks Many prominent analysts believe that a crisis over Taiwan is brewing and that the chances of a war between China and Taiwan, which has the...

(USA/Summit for Democracy) The Democracy Summit must be paired with a democracy strategy (Brookings)

Patrick W. Quirk The Biden administration has rhetorically placed strengthening democracy abroad at the center of its foreign policy. As part of this push, the...

(Pan-Arab Electricity Market) How the Pan-Arab electricity market can promote regional cooperation and economic recovery (Brookings)

Paul Noumba Um and Waleed Alsuraih The benefits of electricity trade among countries cannot be overemphasized. Regional electricity trade allows utilities and market participants to take advantage...

(Sub-Saharan Africa/Washington Consensus) Washington Consensus reforms and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa (Brookings)

Belinda Archibong, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Over three decades after market-oriented structural reforms, termed “Washington consensus” policies, were first implemented, we revisit the evidence on...

(USA/Defense Department) Threats abound as defense agencies make long-term move to hybrid work patterns (Defense News)

Jim Richberg The advent of a new presidential administration typically marks a transition period and adjustment of focus across the government. This sentiment is especially...

(UK/Lockheed Martin) British government may drop upgrade plans for the Warrior fighting vehicle (Defense News)

Andrew Chuter Lockheed Martin UK executives responsible for modernizing the British Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle have admitted the program is at risk of being axed or reduced in size...

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