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America’s Turbulent Transition

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    America First, Biden-Style

    Melvyn B. Krauss laments the Trumpian spirit that continues to haunt US foreign policy.
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    Biden’s First Hundred Days

    Richard Haass sees more continuity with the Trump administration's foreign policy than meets the eye.
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    Infrastructure for the Next American Century

    Jonathan Gruber & Simon Johnson applaud the Biden administration's commitment to increase federal funding for basic science.
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    Defending the Free World Again

    Chris Patten urges liberal democracies, and America in particular, to recall the advice offered by George F. Kennan in 1946.
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    Why Would Anyone Want to be President?

    Elizabeth Drew argues that despite a flying start, US President Joe Biden still faces a number of challenges during his term.
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    America’s Return to the World

    Kemal Derviş welcomes the Biden administration’s commitment to bolstering democracy and rebuilding multilateralism.
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    Why Trumpian Populism Failed

    James A. Robinson shows how US democratic institutions prevailed, and why they remain vulnerable to wannabe autocrats.
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    The US Military and the Capitol Mob

    Charles C. Krulak sees radicalism among service members as symptomatic of the rift between the US military and civil society.
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    What Progressives Must Learn from Trump’s Campaign

    Peter Singer thinks one of the most important lessons is to uphold open debate and address hot-button issues head-on.
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    The BRICS Currency Charade

    Barry Eichengreen chronicles the latest vain attempt to create an alternative to the dollar-based international monetary system.
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    Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, but also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure. Will the Democrats and “establishment” experts get the message?

     explains how and why Democrats failed to connect with US voters’ pocketbook realities.
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    Trumpian Turmoil Is Coming to the Middle East

    Barak Barfi thinks that the regional leaders who are cheering now may soon be pining for a less capricious leader.
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    The Democrats Committed Suicide This Year

    James K. Galbraith

    Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump because she received around ten million fewer votes than Joe Biden did in 2020. The Democratic Party leadership was, at best, indifferent to the erosion of voting access, negligent in retaining newer voters, and proactive in marginalizing what remained of its left wing.

     thinks the party has only itself to blame for losing the 2024 election on low voter turnout.
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    America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully

    Brahma Chellaney urges Donald Trump’s incoming administration to push back against China’s aggressive expansionism.
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    Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action

    Sophie Sirtaine calls for COP29 to address the overlooked question of how to channel funds to vulnerable communities.
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    India’s Troubled Truce with China

    Shashi Tharoor fears that the recent agreement ending the military standoff in Ladakh will not bring the expected benefits.

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