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The Innovation Wars- America’s Eroding Technological Advantage
Christopher Darby & Sarah Sewall, Foreign Affairs | Since the early days of the Cold War, the United States has led the world in...


The rules of the tech game are changing
The Economist | The idea of the technology industry being dominated by monopolies is so widely held that it has monopolised much...


It’s time for Canada to strengthen our ties with Cuba
John Kirk & Stephen Kimber, The Globe and Mail| Canada has a new Foreign Affairs Minister. The United States has a new government. It’s...


Three Tensions in Biden’s International Economic Policy
Matthew P. Goodman, CSIS| With strategic perspective and process discipline, the Biden administration should be able to reconcile the...


The Biden administration and the Middle East: The view from Washington on the first 200 days
Middle East Institution | As the Biden administration takes office on Jan. 20, it faces a host of challenges, both at home and abroad....


US says it is willing to sit down for talks with Iran and other nations on nuclear deal
Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN | In a significant move to jumpstart diplomacy, the Biden administration said ...


London Calling for Military Tech Cooperation
Jon Harper, National Defense | With extra money in its coffers for modernization, the U.K. Ministry of Defence is looking for additional...


Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Faces Its First Major Test
Jameel Jaffer and Katy Glenn Bass, The New York Times | Facebook’s new Oversight Board is considering whether the company was justified...


Last Oil Company Standing: President Biden’s Executive Actions Could Drive New Round Of Major Merger
Dan Eberhart, Forbes | It sounds counterintuitive but a mega-merger between oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron could provide big...


Former Trump diplomat warns of rising Russian influence in Middle East
Ray Hanania, Arab News | James F. Jeffrey, now chairman of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, said...


Biden’s Asian Triangle
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Project Syndicate| The Japan-US alliance remains popular in both countries, which need each other more than ever....


North Korea could become one of Biden’s biggest challenges — and not just because of its nukes
Victor Cha - The Washington Post| In the past, the Kim's regime drew attention to itself with provocations involving missiles and nuclear...


Mexico’s President Is Spoiling for a Fight With Washington
Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs | U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed a return to diplomatic normalcy instead of personal lunacy,...


Biden’s pause on Gulf weapons sales foreshadows a tougher U.S.-Saudi relationship
Natasha Turak, CNBC | The administration of President Joe Biden is pausing weapons sales to Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...


Opinion: Don’t go it alone — how Biden can engage development partnerships
Kristen Cordell, DEVEX | There is significant potential for strong bilateral partnerships to advance U.S. development objectives in areas...


US-Israel operations can help Biden compete with China, Russia - opinion
Bradly Bowman, The Jerusalem Post| The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, includes a provision authorizing...


Biden tells Mexico he will undo Trump immigration policies
DW | The new US president has said he will reverse the "draconian" policies of the previous administration. Former President Trump made...


After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team
Christopher Bing & Joseph Menn, Reuters | President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise,...


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...
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