Tag: USA

Addressing the trade-off between lower drug prices and incentives for pharmaceutical innovation (Rena Conti, Richard G. Frank, and Jonathan Gruber, Brookings)

The fundamental dilemma in prescription drug policy is often understood to be the tradeoff between establishing incentives for innovation that produces new cures through...

How the Biden administration can make AGOA more effective (Witney Schneidman, Kate McNulty, and Natalie Dicharry, Brookings)

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has served as the cornerstone of the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship for more than two decades but it...

US to partner with Israel to combat ransomware attacks (Middle East Eye)

The United States will partner with Israel to combat ransomware, the Treasury Department announced on Sunday, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity. The...

Blinken Discusses Concerns Over Russia’s Military Activity ‘In And Near Ukraine’ (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with his French counterpart to discuss concerns about reports of Russian military activity "in and near...

GT Voice: Time for US-China cooperation on chip production, other issues (Global Times)

A global chip supply crunch has lasted for a protracted period of time, holding back the recovery of many industries across the world. The...

Overspending, trade war by White House causing runaway inflation (Wen Sheng, Global Times)

Consumer prices rocketed by 6.2 percent in October in the US, the fastest pace since 1990 and far above the Federal Reserve's inflation target...

US’ scrutiny on McKinsey shows rising hurdles for business ties: experts (Global Times)

Recent allegations raised by US media and politicians against US-based consulting giant McKinsey & Co over its businesses with Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) could...

Jake Sullivan on the challenges “no one country can solve” (Daniel Flitton, The Interpreter)

The message was unmistakably inclusive. On almost every global challenge – be it economics, security and even relations with China – US National Security...

Taiwan question to top Xi-Biden meet (Chen Qingqing and Yan Yuzhu, Global Times)

Ahead of the highly anticipated virtual meeting between the top leaders of the world's two largest economies this week, senior Chinese diplomat warned the...

Biden’s Forthcoming National Security Strategy: Making It Real (Christopher S. Chivvis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Before long, the White House will release its national security strategy. In many quarters inside and outside the halls of government, this document will...

US military hid airstrikes that killed scores of civilians in Syria: Report (Middle East Eye)

The Pentagon covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against the Islamic State...

U.S. Assails Russian Efforts To Close Memorial Rights Group, ‘Misuse’ Of ‘Foreign Agents’ Law (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russian authorities of attacking freedom of expression by trying to shut down one of Russia's most...

US and Turkey: It is not over yet (Dimitar Bechev, Al Jazeera)

On October 31, US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on the margins of the G20 gathering in Rome, ending...

Ambassador urges US not to use Taiwan as a leverage to manipulate Chinese mainland (Li Zhiwei, Global Times)

The US has been manipulating the Taiwan question in an attempt to use it as a leverage to shadow and control the Chinese mainland,...

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the State of Qatar. Begin Text: Secretary of...

US, EU Join French President’s Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The United States and the European Union have announced their commitment to a key international agreement on responsible behavior online, three years after French...