Tag: USA

USA/CHINA – Uncertainty for Chinese students in the United States (Xin Wang, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/02/uncertainty-for-chinese-students-in-the-united-states/

USA/IRAN – Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear (Al Jazeera)

US President Donald Trump could take “reckless” military action against Iran in his final days in office, experts have warned, as tensions between Tehran...

USA/IRAQ/BLACKWATER – Blackwater contractor defends actions in Iraq after Trump pardon (Al Jazeera)

One of the four Blackwater security contractors pardoned last month by United States President Donald Trump has said he “acted correctly” during a 2007 shooting rampage...

CHINA/USA – Top Chinese diplomat says relations with US at ‘new crossroads’ (Al Jazeera)

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented...

USA – US judge rejects lawsuit against Pence over electoral count (Al Jazeera)

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit from a Republican congressman that sought to allow Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes...

USA/ISRAEL/IRAN – The US and Israel Prepare for Iranian Revenge (Mordechai Kedar, BESA Center)

Moments before Donald Trump leaves the White House, Iran may try to avenge the killing of Qassem Soleimani and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The Gulf States...

USA/CHINA – Biden’s China policy: balancing engagement with deterrence (Richard Javad Heydarian, Al Jazeera)

After being declared as the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, a scion of the American foreign policy establishment, has predictably vowed to...

USA/ATLANTIC STRATEGY – Why the United States Needs an Atlantic Strategy (James Carafano, Luke Coffey, Kiron Skinner, David Shedd, Daniel Kochis, Dean Cheng, Ana...

It is in America’s interest to develop a coherent and coordinated strategy for the Atlantic region. A strategy is needed to mitigate the pernicious...

USA – How Biden Can Restore Multilateralism Unilaterally (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project-Syndicate)

After four years of the Trump administration undermining global governance arrangements, President-elect Joe Biden will certainly have his work cut out for him. Nonetheless,...

USA/CHINA – New York Stock Exchange starts delisting China telecoms firms (Al Jazeera)

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecommunications companies, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile...

USA – In dueling New Year messages, Trump reflects while Biden looks ahead (Al Arabiya)

President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe...

USA – To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses (Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/to-expand-the-economy-invest-in-black-businesses/

USA – US jobless claims unexpectedly edge downward for second week (Al Jazeera)

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits has unexpectedly fallen for a second straight week. But the United States’s jobless numbers...

IRAN/UK/USA/GERMANY – Iran implicates UK firm, US base in Germany in Soleimani killing (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

An Iranian prosecutor has said a British security firm and an airbase in Germany had a hand in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani almost...

IRAN/USA – Iran’s Zarif: Intelligence from Iraq shows Trump aims to fabricate ‘pretext for war’ (Al Arabiya)

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that intelligence from Iraq indicated outgoing US President Donald Trump aiming to fabricate a "pretext...

USA – Nuclear Command and Control. Session 3 of the Congressional Study Group (Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/nuclear-command-and-control/