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America’s choice: Healing and competing, or punishing
The vengefulness behind the latest attempt at impeaching the former president stands at odds with President Joe Biden’s pledge to heal and reunify the country, and to focus on its many serious challenges. This exercise also can be seen as a sign of the Democrats’ weakness: it betrays a fear that Donald Trump is likely to be reelected if allowed to run in 2024.
The U.S. will stay active on the arms control front
While arms control is unlikely to play an important role in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, the issue could resurface shortly after. The current administration is dissatisfied with the New START Treaty, from which the U.S. is likely to withdraw if President Trump is reelected. There has also been ...
The fight over net neutrality continues
Contrary to the predictions of regulatory advocates, transmission speeds have increased and network investment is booming since the repeal of net neutrality rules. Yet proponents are still pursuing neutrality measures in state legislatures. As a result, California, Oregon, Washington and Vermont have adopted net neutrality regulations of their own, setting ...
Leadership Challenges 2020: The U.S. is set to retain its strength as a global leader
Despite deepening political discord on the federal level and structural problems such as growing public debt and entitlements cost, the U.S. can rely on the strengths of its democratic institutions, its innovative and wealth-generating economy, an active civil society and an unparalleled military to play a dominating global role in ...
Congress uses its prerogatives to shape Asia policy
Most analysis of U.S. foreign policy focuses on the executive branch. That might make sense when the same party controls the White House and Congress, but does not apply after the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives this year. In fact, U.S. lawmakers have been taking a more active ...
