Tag: USA

(USA) Chris Murphy: Healing at home shouldn’t stop the United States from its democracy work abroad (Katherine Walla, Atlantic Council)

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/chris-murphy-healing-at-home-shouldnt-stop-the-united-states-from-its-democracy-work-abroad/

(China/USA/Hong Kong) Chinese officials call on US anti-China hawks like Pompeo to end ‘sanctions farce’ over HK issues (Global Times)

Two top Chinese authorities on Hong Kong affairs - the liaison office of the central government in Hong Kong and Hong Kong and Macao...

(USA/Yemen) Biden aide slams Trump move on Yemen rebels (Euractiv)

The outgoing Trump administration’s decision to classify Yemen’s Huthi rebels as terrorists will only cause more suffering for the people of that war-torn nation,...

(USA/China) Trump talked the talk, but Biden may prove tougher on China (Keith B. Richburg, The Strategist)

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trump-talked-the-talk-but-biden-may-prove-tougher-on-china/

(USA/Apple/Telegram) US non-profit group demands Apple remove Telegram from App Store (TASS)

A Washington-based non-profit organization Coalition for a Safer Web has sued Apple, demanding that it remove the Telegram messaging service from its App Store,...

(USA/China) In parting shot, Trump halts supplies to China’s Huawei: Report (Al Jazeera)

The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including United States-based chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licences to sell to the Chinese company and...

(USA) Small crowds, heavy security: US braces for pro-Trump violence (Al Jazeera)

United States law enforcement officers have been out in force at state capitols across the country and in Washington, DC, in response to planned...

(USA) VP-elect Kamala Harris to resign US Senate seat on Monday (Al Jazeera)

United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, her aides have confirmed, just days before she and President-elect Joe...

(USA/North Korea) How Mr Biden might deal with the North Korea problem (East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/18/how-mr-biden-might-deal-with-the-north-korea-problem/

(USA/North Korea) Biden’s North Korea challenge (Naoko Aoki, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/17/bidens-north-korea-challenge/

(Brazil/USA/Huawei) Brazil ditches US drive to strangle Huawei: report (Chu Daye, Global Times)

The telecommunications sector will see a back-to-square-one moment, in which business considerations regain their rightful position from political considerations, Chinese analysts said on Sunday,...

(Russia/USA) Russia ready for dialogue with Biden administration, says Russian diplomat (TASS)

Russia is ready for a dialogue based of mutual respect with the US new administration but doesn’t expect a swift improvement in relations, Russian Foreign...

(USA/South Korea) How Biden Can Navigate a New Era in South Korean Politics (Brian Kim, The Diplomat)

The future of U.S.-ROK relations depends on the United States understanding the priorities of South Korea’s now-dominant liberals. https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/how-biden-can-navigate-a-new-era-in-south-korean-politics/

(USA/Taiwan) The Trump Administration’s Mixed Messaging on Taiwan Strait Transits (James Siebens and Ryan Lucas, The Diplomat, Stimson)

The U.S. needs to make clear if transits through the Taiwan Strait are routine demonstrations of its navigational rights or intentional signals of deterrence. https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-trump-administrations-mixed-messaging-on-taiwan-strait-transits/

(USA) U.S. Priorities for Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism (Stimson)

https://www.stimson.org/2021/u-s-priorities-for-reducing-the-risk-of-nuclear-terrorism/

(USA) Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day (Al Jazeera)

On his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue a number of executive orders, including one rescinding the controversial travel...