Tag: USA

What are the 10 key areas of tension between the US and Russia? (Al Jazeera)

The Kremlin has described the state of US-Russia relations as “quite lamentable” on the eve of a video call between President Vladimir Putin and...

The Confused Superpower: A Year After America’s Elections (Timofei Bordachev, Valdai Discussion Club)

By virtue of its combined power capabilities, the United States continues to occupy a central place in international politics, and developments inside the country inevitably become the most important...

Biden-Putin video call draws world attention as Ukraine tensions grow (Xu Yelu, Global Times)

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak in a video call Tuesday as tensions between the US and...

U.S. reluctance to lift sanctions main hurdle to reviving 2015 pact, Iran official says (Parisa Hafezi and John Irish, Reuters)

The reluctance of the United States to lift all sanctions on Iran is the main challenge to reviving a 2015 nuclear pact, a senior...

China’s democracy ‘more extensive, genuine and effective’ than US democracy: official (Global Times)

China's democracy is more extensive, more genuine and more effective than the US democracy, as the US politicians represent the interest groups but in...

Intl forum on democracy kicks off, offers platform for countries to break US democracy ‘monism’ (Zhang Han, Global Times)

With the US is about to convene a so-called summit for democracy with the aim of maintaining hegemony and containing China, a two-day international...

The State of Democracy in the United States (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Times)

FM issued a report on US democracy, through listing facts, numbers and opinions of relevant organizations and experts, combing the disadvantages of the US'...

Biden and Putin set to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday (Steve Holland, Tom Balmforth, Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the...

Biden, Putin Set Video Call For Next Week To Discuss Ukraine, Other Issues (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold a secure video call on December 7 to discuss Ukraine and other topics,...

Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow (AP, Arab News)

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United...

Separate but unequal: How Tribes, unlike states, face major hurdles to access the most basic public finance tools (Matthew Gregg, Brookings)

Economic development benefits communities through job growth, higher standards of  living and improved subjective well-being.    Fiscal Capacity, which allows governments to deliver programs and services such as health...

Three lessons for boosting postsecondary education and wages in Black-majority cities (Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer, Brookings)

In the last two decades, the number of Black adults with a college degree has more than doubled, from 3 million to 6.7 million, marking...

U.S. Air Force Secretary Kendall: Short-term funding an ‘unfortunate’ reality for defense programs (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

The House and Senate approved a stopgap spending bill Dec. 3 that funds the U.S. government until Feb. 18. By passing a “continuing resolution,” Congress averted...

Tory Bruno: ULA won’t get engines by Christmas, BE-4s coming in early 2022 (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Blue Origin is performing “final testing” of the BE-4 engines that will boost United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno said...

Three startups win prize money from U.S. Space Force accelerator (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Space industry startups focused on satellite propulsion, in-orbit manufacturing and debris tracking won prize money from a business accelerator funded by the U.S. Space...

Northrop Grumman wins NASA contract for SLS booster production (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

NASA awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Dec. 2 for the production of several pairs of Space Launch System solid rocket boosters as well...