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Biden administration seek five-year extension on key nuclear arms treaty in first foray with Russia
John Hudson, The Washington Post | President Biden is seeking a five-year extension with Russia on the only remaining treaty limiting the...
Argentina has great expectations with Biden's multilateralism and a “common friend”, Pope Francis
Mercopress| The Argentine administration has high expectations with the Biden presidency since it believes the US will abandon “its...
Biden’s First Foreign Policy Move: Reentering International Agreements
Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations| President Joe Biden has signaled that he will rejoin many of the various international...
EU grapples with building a ‘house’ for health data
Gerardo Fortuna, Euractiv.com | Having drilled the first bolts of its ambitious EU health agenda, the European Commission is now called...
Poverty, Conflict and Political–Economic Crisis in a Fragile Iraq
Zeinab F. Shuker, EPC | Iraq’s economic outlook has rapidly deteriorated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many years,...
What MENA leaders should expect from the Biden administration
David Mack, Atlantic Council | During a Joe Biden administration, wise leaders of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region would do...
Trade Can Drive a Revived U.S. Strategy in Asia
Alexander Feldman, Foreign Policy | U.S. relations with Asia have been hobbled by outgoing President Donald Trump’s isolationism, which...
A Complex Inheritance: Transitioning to a New Approach on China
Scott Kennedy, CSIS | The incoming Biden administration will inherit four major crises—the pandemic, climate change, racial injustice,...
Sensing change in Washington, China is mustering allies at the UN
The Economist | When america withdrew from the un Human Rights Council in 2018, China expressed regret. No one bought it. The forum deals...
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in the Middle East
Austin Bodetti, The Diplomat | As one of the biggest consumers of oil in the world, China has had little trouble finding eager trading...
Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World
Sui-Lee Wee and Ernesto Londoño, New York Times | Scientists in Brazil have downgraded the efficacy of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine that...
Understanding the Wave of Normalization in the Middle East
Joshua Krasna - Foreign Policy Research Institute| Recent developments in the Middle East signify major, and positive, changes in...
Global Perceptions of China, Russia, and the United States: The International Scorecard
Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS | Recent Pew and Gallup polls sound strong warnings that the U.S. has seen a major reduction in partner and...
Europe After Brexit
Sigmar Gabriel /Project Syndicate While remaining wary of geopolitics, Germany has been carrying its weight on internal EU political...
Want to defeat COVID-19? Empower your diplomats
The Hill | Diplomats negotiate bilateral and multilateral arrangements, like the Global Health Security Agenda, represent America in the...
The EU’s Investment Agreement with China Is a Diplomatic Opportunity
James Andrew Lewis - Center for Strategic and International Studies | It is shortsighted for the US to express alarm over the recent...
India changes attitude toward multilateral mechanisms for its global ambitions
Hu Shisheng, Global Times | On the one hand, New Delhi hopes to become a leading force to reshape the current international order. On the...
China, EU complete long talks over bilateral investment treaty
GT staff reporters, Global Times | China and the EU have completed negotiations over an epic bilateral investment treaty (BIT), signaling...
Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East
Mona Ali, ORF | During the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE contributed to the development of a new vaccine by actively participating in...
With Brexit, the UK may be bolstering the EU and seeding its own disintegration
Andrew Hammond, SCMP | While the 2020s could see a more federal, centralised European Union, the opposite may be true for the UK. With...
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