Tag: USA

(USA/Asia/China) Biden needs balance and engagement in Asia with China (East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/25/biden-needs-balance-and-engagement-in-asia-with-china/

(USA) Biden to ban travel from South Africa, reinstate restrictions on Brazil and U.K. (Stephanie Beasley, Politico)

The move comes after Anthony Fauci, warned that new, more infectious Covid strains in South Africa and Brazil could reduce the potency of the...

(USA/Venezuelans) Menendez to renew push for protecting Venezuelans from deportation (Sabrina Rodriguez, Politico)

A new bill would allow those fleeing the humanitarian crisis brought on by the Maduro government to live and work legally in the U.S....

(USA/Russia) Kremlin: U.S. encouraging Russians to break the law (Associated Press, Politico)

Russians have been protesting against the jailing of Alexei Navalny. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/russia-protests-navalny-461963

(USA) Bernie Sanders happy to have gone viral (Kelly Hooper, Politico)

He's raising money for charity off the image of him from the inauguration. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/bernie-sanders-viral-inauguration-meme-461912

(USA) Dick Durbin calls absolute protection of Senate filibuster ‘a non-starter’ (Kelly Hooper, Politico)

The future of the filibuster is a point of contention in a 50-50 Senate. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/senate-durbin-mcconnell-filibuster-non-starter-461875

(USA) Biden health officials express concern about short-term vaccine supply crunch (Jesse Naranjo, Politico)

“I think that the supply is probably going to be the most limiting constraint early on," the CDC director said. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/biden-vaccine-supply-concerns-covid-461852

(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/

(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...

(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...

(Russia/USA) Putin to reciprocate if Washington ready for dialogue with Moscow – Kremlin (TASS)

Russia showed flexibility in relations with the United States but it cannot keep doing this endlessly and is not ready to tolerate rude behavior...

(Iran/USA) Iran neutralizes US sanctions on oil, gas, petrochemical industries: VP (IRNA)

Iran’s Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri said on Sunday that the Iranian oil, gas, and petrochemical industries have literally neutralized the US sanctions and that the...

(USA) Biden, and a US that is no longer a superpower (IRNA)

Eight years ago, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif announced very clearly that the United States is no longer a superpower; today, too, the US...