Tag: USA

PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts patrol with combat readiness in Taiwan Straits as US congressional delegation visits island (Global Times)

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has continued organizing naval and air forces to patrol with combat readiness in the Taiwan Straits,...

Not That Seventies Inflation (Jeffrey Frankel, Project-Syndicate)

Are the United States and other advanced economies experiencing stagflation, the unfortunate combination of high inflation and low growth in output and employment that characterized the...

U.S. Envoy For Bosnian Election Reform Seeks ‘Limited, Targeted’ Constitutional Change (RFE RL)

A special U.S. envoy for election reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina has told RFE/RL's Balkan Service ahead of a trip to the region that Washington sees...

NATO, U.S. Repeat Warnings To Russia Of ‘Costs’ If It Escalates With Ukraine (RFE RL)

U.S. and NATO officials have issued fresh warnings of the possible consequences of any new Russian aggression against neighboring Ukraine, with Washington suggesting that...

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has “welcomed” a second round of talks between the United States and the Taliban since the latter’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year,...

S-400s, CAATSA Complicate India-US Ties (Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan, ORF)

India appears to be going ahead with the controversial Russian S-400 air defense system. Dmitry Shugaev, director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation...

China blasts US ‘bullying’ over Honduras’ Taiwan ties (Al Jazeera)

Ahead of a presidential election in Honduras this weekend, China is accusing the US of “bullying” after Washington reiterated that it wants the small Central American...

A polarized America still showing little sign of unity (Leslie Vinjamuri, Chatham House)

As Joe Biden approaches the end of his first year in office, his policy record is impressive on paper and in line with his...

China calls US ‘hysterical’ after new tech ban on Chinese firms (Xie Jun and Qi Xijia, Global Times)

Chinese officials and analysts on Thursday excoriated the US government's latest crackdown on a dozen Chinese high-tech companies, saying the US has become hysterical...

China, US display differences in tackling economic risks (Cong Ge, Global Times)

"It's the economy, stupid." This phrase comes to mind, as we watched US President Joe Biden this week sought to handle mounting economic headwinds and,...

Human rights in US ‘riddled with holes,’ Chinese FM urges US to ‘mind its own businesses’ (Global Times)

The latest United Nations human rights report of the US reflectes the general concern of the international community over the continuing deterioration of human...

Biden admin, DPP authority want to make use of each other via ‘Summit for Democracy,’ but with no concrete gains for Taiwan (Yang Sheng...

China has expressed firm opposition to a US move to invite the secessionist DPP authority which rules China's Taiwan to participate in a US-initiated...

Biden’s confirmations progress at the 300-day mark (Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Brookings)

The Biden administration’s effort to staff the federal government is proceeding at a snail’s pace compared to previous administrations. Such a leadership vacuum inhibits...

The Polar Silk Road will be cleared with Chinese icebreakers (Jeremy Greenwood, Brookings)

The United States is an Arctic nation. With that status it enjoys unique access to the resources of this rich region — its abundant...

Report Highlights 3 Ways to Successfully Reskill Employees (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

Government agencies should consider implementing fresh education programs to help reskill an existing workforce on more advanced technologies as part of the longstanding federal...

Infrastructure Law’s Digital Equity Goals Are Key to Smart Cities that Work for Everyone (Gregory Porumbescu, Nextgov)

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, differs from past infrastructure investments not only in its...