Tag: USA

(USA/China) To Counter China’s Rise, the U.S. Should Focus on Xi (Politico)

A proposal for a full reboot of American strategy toward China. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/28/china-foreign-policy-long-telegram-anonymous-463120

(USA) Biden’s immigration moves could help heal a nation (Anthony Pahnke, Al Jazeera)

Democrats can knock out Trump’s support base if they win over Republicans on immigration, but it may take a deal to do it. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/28/bidens-immigration-moves-could-help-heal-a-nation

(USA/Afghanistan) Escaping the Graveyard of Empires? U.S. Options in Afghanistan (Seth G. Jones, CSIS)

One of the Biden administration’s most contentious war-related decisions will likely be what to do about Afghanistan. The U.S. military has been fighting in...

(USA) Apprenticeships are an overlooked solution for creating more access to quality jobs (Annelies Goger and Chenoah Sinclair, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/01/27/apprenticeships-are-an-overlooked-solution-for-creating-more-access-to-quality-jobs/

(USA) Local COVID-19 hazard pay mandates are doing what Congress and most corporations aren’t for essential workers (Molly Kinder and Laura Stateler, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/01/27/local-covid-19-hazard-pay-mandates-are-doing-what-congress-and-most-corporations-arent-for-essential-workers/

(USA) Reaching agreement on COVID-19 immunity “passports” will be difficult (Mark Hall and David Studdert, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2021/01/27/reaching-agreement-on-covid-19-immunity-passports-will-be-difficult/

(USA) Climate politics: What congressional Democrats can learn from state legislatures (Barry G. Rabe, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/01/27/climate-politics-what-congressional-democrats-can-learn-from-state-legislatures/

(USA) Biden’s Grand Opening (James K. Galbraith, Project-Syndicate)

With an economic rescue plan that is both ambitious and well targeted, US President Joe Biden and his team have demonstrated a clear understanding...

(Africa/USA) An Africa Roadmap for Biden (Célestin Monga, Project-Syndicate)

For years, the US-Africa relationship has fallen short of what it could be, owing to misaligned priorities and a mix of neglect and contempt...

(USA) The Fed Must Step Up Again (Willem H. Buiter, Project-Syndicate)

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, which in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic means additional fiscal stimulus of the kind promised by US...

(USA) With Biden’s ‘America is back’, will US resort to being the Big Boss or play the Facilitator for ‘Inclusive Dialogue[s]’? (Manjari Singh, CLAWS)

While Joe Biden sworn in as the 46th President of the United States (POTUS) in just about few hours, it is widely accepted that the...

(Africa/USA) Africa Reacts to President Biden’s Inauguration (CSIS)

In our “Africa Reacts” series, the CSIS Africa Program asks prominent African journalists, civil society activists, and thought leaders to share their analysis on...

(USA) Nimble, Inclusive, Adaptable: A Strategic Approach to Match the Core Development Principles (Kristen Cordell, Susan Fine, CSIS)

Both advocates and practitioners of global development have called on the Biden-Harris administration to elevate development as an instrument of national security and an...

(USA/Russia) Russia-US ties likely to get worse despite new agreements, expert says (TASS)

There is little reason to expect an overall improvement in US-Russian relations, the expert said https://tass.com/world/1249297

USA/Russia/New START) Russia, US agree to extend New START on Moscow’s conditions — senior diplomat (TASS)

Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that the decision is mutually beneficial and is the only right one https://tass.com/politics/1249313

(USA/JCPOA) American analyst: No simple way for US return to JCPOA at hand (IRNA)

A top analyst at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (QIRS) said here on Tuesday that the new US approach of consultations with its allies...