Tag: USA

(USA/Russia) Kremlin Tests Limits of New US Administration (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

The complexity of the extraordinary crisis inherited by the United States’ new presidential administration is apparent for all its international partners and opponents, so...

(USA) Janet Yellen confirmed as US Treasury secretary (Saleha Mohsin and Christopher Condon, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Yellen, among the first of Biden’s picks to be confirmed, is the first woman to hold the job of overseeing the economy. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/26/bb-janet-yellen-confirmed-as-treasury-secretary

(USA/Houthis) US allows transactions with Houthis as ‘terrorist’ label reviewed (Al Jazeera)

Aid groups warn the Trump administration’s designation of Yemeni rebels could trigger famine in the war-torn country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/us-allows-transactions-as-houthi-terrorist-designation-reviewed

(USA/Taiwan) The path to protecting bipartisan US support for Taiwan (Ryan Hass, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/25/the-path-to-protecting-bipartisan-us-support-for-taiwan/

(USA/Pandemic) COVID-19 vaccinations: Why are some states and localities so much more successful? (William A. Galston, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/01/25/covid-19-vaccinations-why-are-some-states-and-localities-so-much-more-successful/

(USA/Russia/China) Revitalizing nonproliferation cooperation with Russia and China (Robert Einhorn, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/revitalizing-nonproliferation-cooperation-with-russia-and-china/

(USA/Racial Equity) Just as we score policies’ budget impact, we should score for racial equity as well (Andre M. Perry and Darrick Hamilton, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/01/25/just-as-we-score-policies-budget-impact-we-should-score-for-racial-equity-as-well/

(USA/Pandemic/Latinos) Skepticism and mistrust challenge COVID vaccine uptake for Latinos (Gabriel R. Sanchez and Juan M. Peña, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/01/25/skepticism-and-mistrust-challenge-covid-vaccine-uptake-for-latinos/

(USA/Threats) The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers (Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-other-41-biological-nuclear-climatic-digital-and-internal-dangers/

(USA/Middle East) What to do – and what not to do – in the Middle East (Tamara Cofman Wittes, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do-in-the-middle-east/

(USA/China) Retooling America’s alliances to manage the China challenge (Lindsey W. Ford and James Goldgeier, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/retooling-americas-alliances-to-manage-the-china-challenge/  

(USA) Dominion Voting System sues Giuliani over election claims (Associated Press, Politico)

The lawsuit seeks more than $1.3 billion in damages for the voting machine company, a target for conservatives who made up wild claims about...

(USA) Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces bid for Arkansas governor (Quint Forgey, Politico)

It was long anticipated that Sanders would mount a gubernatorial run following her exit from the White House in June 2019. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-governor-campaign-462095

(USA) California Governor Proposes Expanding Public Pre-K, Dollars for School Reopening (Sarah Jackson, New America)

Governor Gavin Newsom took the first steps to invest in California’s new Masterplan for Early Learning and Care this month, proposing new dollars to help school...

(Europe/China/USA) Securing its place in the world economic order: The EU can’t afford to wait for the US (Zhang Yun, Think China)

The conclusion of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement and the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) in the last days of 2020 sent a...