Tag: USA

(USA) Medvedev considers short-term, but not critical dollar volatility possible (TASS)

Deputy Head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev considers short-term volatility of the dollar possible against the background of events in the US after...
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(USA) Medvedev notes large-scale violations of US election law (TASS)

The deputy chief of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that there were large-scale violations of the election law during the US presidential election. "There...
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(USA/Iran) World does not believe in Pompeo’s anti-Iran accusations: Pakistan PM (IRNA)

Imran Khan in an interview with Pakistani Bol News has stressed that Pompeo's accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its affiliation with...
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(USA) After Trump, Is American Democracy Doomed by Populism? (Yascha Mounk, CFR)

The Trump presidency has demonstrated the appeal of populist authoritarianism to many Americans. The way the country responds to the attack on the U.S. Capitol...
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(USA) Charts of the Week: College reopening; for-profit college debt; declining US white population (Fred Dews, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2021/01/15/charts-of-the-week-college-reopening-for-profit-college-debt-declining-us-white-population/
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(USA) Biden’s inaugural address in a time of crisis (Elaine Kamarck, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/01/15/bidens-inaugural-address-in-a-time-of-crisis/
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(USA) White supremacist terrorism: Key trends to watch in 2021 (Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/15/white-supremacist-terrorism-key-trends-to-watch-in-2021/
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(USA) After the insurrection, ideas to tackle polarization in America (Darrell West and Fred Dews, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/after-the-insurrection-ideas-to-tackle-polarization-in-america/
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(USA/Cuba) US sanctions Cuban ministry for alleged human rights abuses (Al Jazeera)

The United States slapped sanctions on Cuba’s interior ministry on Friday, accusing it of serious human rights abuses as Washington kept up a barrage of sanctions even in the final days...
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(USA) US now says no direct evidence of ‘kill capture teams’ at Capitol (Al Jazeera)

The top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC has said there is no “direct evidence” to suggest that rioters who stormed the US Capitol had...
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(USA) After Capitol attack, Trump’s approval rating slides in US polls (Al Jazeera)

After four years in the White House, Donald Trump is leaving the United States presidency with low job approval ratings following the January 6...
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(USA) US tightens security before Joe Biden’s inauguration (Daniel Newhauser, Al Jazeera)

Tall fences topped with thick, spiralling razor wire encased the US Capitol area on Friday, as thousands of heavily armed National Guardsmen stood watch....
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(USA/Afghanistan) US downsizes its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 (Al Jazeera)

The US military has met its goal of reducing the number of soldiers in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a withdrawal that appears...
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(USA/Iran) US slaps more sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency (Al Jazeera)

The United States has imposed more sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the Islamic Republic...
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(Germany/Nord Stream 2/USA) Germany says interested in discussing Nord Stream 2 with the US (TASS)

Germany is interested in discussing the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with the new US administration, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas...
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(USA/Iran) US’ return to JCPOA without removing sanctions to result in extortion: Official (IRNA)

Head of the Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi said that if the US returns to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) prior...
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