Tag: USA

USA – Charts of the Week: Biden’s cabinet diversity; COVID-19 in Trump-won counties; health inequities (Olivia Tran and Fred Dews, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2020/12/18/charts-of-the-week-bidens-cabinet-diversity-covid-19-in-trump-won-counties-health-inequities/

USA/INEQUALITY/PANDEMIC – Housing inequality gets worse as the COVID-19 pandemic is prolonged (Yung Chun and Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/12/18/housing-inequality-gets-worse-as-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-prolonged/

USA/WAR POWERS – War powers in the era of Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin (Amy McGrath and Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/18/war-powers-in-the-era-of-joe-biden-and-lloyd-austin/

USA/COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – Open letter to the incoming Biden administration on Next Generation Community Schools (Rebecca Winthrop, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/12/18/open-letter-to-the-incoming-biden-administration-on-next-generation-community-schools/

USA/DEB HAALAND – What Deb Haaland’s historic nomination as interior secretary means for Indigenous peoples (Robert Maxim and Randall Akee, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/18/what-deb-haalands-historic-nomination-as-interior-secretary-means-for-indigenous-peoples/

USA/EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT – Millions of young adults are out of school or work. We need an Education and Employment Promise (Martha Ross and...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/18/making-a-promise-to-americas-young-people/

USA/CHINA – Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US stock exchanges (Al Arabiya)

President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards, the...

NORTH KOREA/USA – Experts debate whether mysterious N. Korea site may be building nuclear components (Al Arabiya)

A mysterious North Korean facility may be producing components for building nuclear bombs, a new report suggests, offering clues to understanding the site near...

USA/INDONESIA/HUMAN RIGHTS – The US can no longer turn a blind eye to abuses in Papua (Joanne Lin, Usman Hamid, Al Jazeera)

On October 28, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Indonesia as part of a five-country tour of Asia focused on strengthening ties amid...

USA/CHINA – Dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC, to come under US trade blacklist: Sources (Al Arabiya)

The United States is set to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, two...

USA/FRANCE/LEBANON – US, Iran dampen France’s plan for Lebanon (Al Arabiya)

During a visit to Paris last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with France’s strategy to help...

IRAN/USA – Iran says no new agreement needed after Biden takes office, refutes IAEA chief (Al Arabiya)

Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday rejected the UN atomic watchdog chief’s suggestion that reviving Iran’s nuclear deal after a...

USA/ASIA – Washington’s warped Asia policy debate (Dhruva Jaishankar, The Interpreter)

Whoever Joe Biden puts into key positions, best they make quick studies on regional dynamics. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/washington-s-warped-asia-policy-debate

USA – In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Evan Osnos, the award-winning journalist, author and staff writer for The...

In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Evan Osnos, the award-winning journalist, author and staff writer for The New Yorker....

USA/CHINA/AI – Together, The U.S. And China Can Reduce The Risks From AI (John R. Allen and Fu Ying, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/president/together-the-u-s-and-china-can-reduce-the-risks-from-ai/

USA/CITIES – We should design cities for shorter distances, not faster speeds (Adie Tomer and Joseph W. Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/17/we-should-design-cities-for-shorter-distances-not-faster-speeds/