Column
‘Made in America’ Is a Familiar Presidential Promise. Can Biden Deliver?
Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
Presidential pledges to revitalize American manufacturing are one of the few remaining vestiges of bipartisanship in Washington. Joe Biden, not surprisingly, made it a core part of his White House run. Can his administration finally deliver on a promise where previous presidents have fallen short?
Middle East Memo
The Capitol Riot Wasn’t a Vision of Iraq, or Syria. It Was Trump’s America
Frederick Deknatel Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
When President Donald Trump’s radical supporters stormed the Capitol building last week, attacking police and rampaging through the halls of Congress to hunt for lawmakers, many American news networks were quick to make breathless comparisons to somewhere else—most of all, the Middle East.
News Wire
January 15, 2021
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package
By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations
By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist
By Mike Stone | Reuters
Mexico Exonerates Ex-Defense Chief Who Was Freed by the U.S.
By Oscar Lopez | The New York Times
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout
By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day
By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Biden Can’t Fight Corruption Without Help From Europe
By Kathleen Doherty | Foreign Policy
January 14, 2021
Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection
By Nicholas Fandos | The New York Times
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor
By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. and Taiwan’s President Meet Virtually
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says
By Dan Williams | Reuters
With Iran, Biden Can’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good
By James M. Acton | Foreign Policy
Taiwan Needs Allies, Not Partisans
By Jessica Drun | Foreign Policy
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