Tag: USA

Is the United States finally playing its cards right in Southeast Asia? (Premesha Saha, ORF)

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, recently embarked on his maiden Southeast Asia tour starting with the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, after which he was...
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What constitutes democracy is for actual democracies to define (Harsh V. Pant, ORF)

India has a role no less important than America’s in exposing the falsehood of Chinese claims on representative governance What constitutes democracy is for actual...
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The US Must Not Make Empty Threats (Jeffrey Frankel, Project-Syndicate)

As Russia masses troops along its border with Ukraine, fears of an invasion are mounting. The United States has warned that Russia would pay...
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Around the halls: Built environment issues that could define 2022 (Dr. Newsha K. Ajami, Alex Berke, Rushaine Goulbourne, Noah Kazis, Elizabeth Kneebone, Anika Singh...

For the nation’s infrastructure and built environment, 2021 felt like a year of extremes. Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Ida, western wildfires, and...
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Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection? (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

Russia maintains the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and the most powerful conventional military forces in Europe. Russian military units currently are deployed — uninvited...
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Biden can still salvage his Build Back Better bill if he settles for a piece by piece strategy (Elaine Kamarck, Brookings)

When Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) withdrew support for President Biden’s signature Build Back Better legislation, he not only killed hopes for its passage and...
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Russia-US escalation: How did we get here? (Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera)

Over the past year, tensions between Russia on one side and Ukraine and the West on the other, have flared, fuelling fears of another...
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Biden, Beijing Olympics, and Uyghur oppression (Ayjaz Wani, ORF)

On 6 December, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the US government officials will boycott the upcoming winter Olympics in Beijing citing grave human...
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US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights (HRW)

The Build Back Better Act would bring the United States closer to meeting international human rights standards and begin to repair a badly broken social safety net, Human...
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‘Iran Threat’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel (RFE RL)

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S....
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Sullivan Tells Russian Counterpart That U.S. Is Ready For Dialogue On Troop Buildup (RFE RL)

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has told his Russian counterpart that Washington is ready to engage in diplomacy over Russia's buildup of troops near...
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Defense Logistics Agency Enlists ‘Citizen Developers’ to Grow its RPA Bot Army (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Robotic process automation is making waves across the Defense Logistics Agency, as program leaders and employees alike are turning to—and building—bots to complete tedious...
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White House AI Initiative Launches Public Research Support Tools (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

A new section of resources intended for artificial intelligence researchers was launched last Friday by the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, with a goal...
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How Open Data and Open-Source Approaches Can Help Federal Agencies Save Time and Lives (Howard Levenson, Nextgov)

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the urgent need for federal agencies to enhance data access to save time, money and lives. The...
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AI Workforce Training Bill Clears Senate (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass the AI Training Act on Saturday, a bipartisan bill aimed at equipping executive and federal agencies with...
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Can Biden Deliver Better ‘Customer Experience’ for Americans Than His Predecessors? (John Kamensky, Nextgov)

The Biden Administration has announced a new “Customer Experience and Service Delivery” initiative, promising some pretty specific and measurable actions, not just high-minded rhetoric. ...
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