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(USA) Marco Rubio: It’s ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump to ban him from running again (Kelly Hooper, Politico)

He said: "Who are we to tell voters who they can vote for in the future?” https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/rubio-trump-impeachment-arrogant-461799

(USA) Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governor (Associated Press, Politico)

The votes demonstrate the party leadership's loyalty to Donald Trump. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/arizona-republicans-censure-cindy-mccain-gop-governor-461783

(USA/Taiwan) U.S. reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes (Associated Press, Politico)

“We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue." https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/taiwan-china-warplanes-461774

(USA/Europe) Trump ‘spoke more with North Korea than with the Europeans,’ says EU Council chief (Elisa Braun

Charles Michel says that ‘we have the prospect of a more normal, more respectful dialogue’ with Joe Biden. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-spoke-more-with-north-korea-than-europeans-eu-council-president-charles-michel/

(Portugal) Where Portugal can lead Europe in 2021 (Teresa Gouveia, ECFR)

As president of the European Council, Portugal’s foreign policy intray is full to brimming – but the country has numerous strengths to bring to...

(Europe/USA/China) Europe’s China deal: How not to work with the Biden administration (Andrew Small, ECFR)

The mere prospect of a strengthened EU-US alliance forced Beijing to make concessions to Brussels last month – a lesson on the power of...

(Policy Trends/2021) The long year: Top foreign policy trends for 2021 (Mark Leonard, Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR)

Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come https://ecfr.eu/article/the-long-year-top-foreign-policy-trends-for-2021/

(Europe/USA) Artificial divide: How Europe and America could clash over AI (Ulrike Esther Franke, ECFR)

Artificial intelligence is a rapidly advancing field that policymakers everywhere are struggling to keep up with. Calls for international, and particularly transatlantic, cooperation...

(Europe/Libya) Spoiler alert: How Europe can save diplomacy in Libya (Tarek Megerisi, ECFR)

Key European states need to make Libya a shared foreign policy priority, and to overcome their competing approaches to the country. Europeans must...

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