The Biden administration’s Saudi problem
To reset relations with Saudi Arabia, the Biden administration must work to secure the release of Saad Aljabri's children.
Rich countries’ ‘me first’ vaccine hoarding is leaving behind low-income nations
Rich countries help themselves to vaccines, leaving poor behind
Biden must act to save Navalny’s life — and hopes of freedom in Russia
Putin’s crackdown on the Russian opposition leader is the new administration’s first foreign policy crisis.
The resignation of Canada’s governor general should lead to abolishing the position
The office is perhaps best understood as something between a party planner for politicians and a part-time manager of one of the country’s lamer tourist attractions.
Kim Jong Un likes to provoke new U.S. presidents. Biden’s team should be prepared.
Any solution will need to be implemented soon.
Biden’s predecessors emboldened Putin. Here’s how he can get Russia right.
The new administration should stand up for U.S. principles
France’s health-care crisis comes as no surprise after its neoliberal turn
It was a shock to discover that France — the world’s seventh largest economy, widely praised for its remarkable health system — could end up struggling to cover the basic needs of its hospitals.
China threw down the gauntlet to the Biden team on day one
China is trying to bully the incoming administration. But it won’t work.
Cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline starts Biden and Canada on the wrong foot
An opportunity to create thousands of new, well-paying jobs and increase economic opportunities on both sides of the border disappeared into thin air.
Why Twitter should ban Iran’s supreme leader
Failing to take action against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is shortsighted — and wrong.
Biden is looking for bipartisan unity. Foreign policy would be a good place to start.
Judging from confirmation hearings of the national security team, there is substantial consensus on the country’s major threats.
Biden promised to end a devastating war. He must act — today.
Yemen has been devastated by a regional proxy war. But without action, the latest U.S. weapons sale to Saudi Arabia may be executed on Jan. 21.
How Trump made China’s currency great again
Trump’s most lasting economic legacy might be trashing the dollar in ways that set up China to fill the void. Oh, the irony.
Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.
The goal should not be for outside powers to determine the fate of Venezuela.
Putin’s arrest of Navalny reveals his true colors
He only knows police state methods against Alexei Navalny.
The Trump State Department’s final act: Calling out China for genocide
The Biden team will have a moral responsibility and a national security imperative to act.
Biden doesn’t need to rush back into the Iran nuclear deal to defuse tensions
Less could be more when negotiating with the Iranians.
Twitter was right to suspend Trump. But no one should be banned forever.
If social media are the new public square, permanent expulsion is wrong.
Beijing wants U.S. business leaders to plead its case. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
American CEOs are wading into dangerous territory.
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