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Lexington Back to the future N OT SINCE George H. W. Bush in 1989 has America inaugurated a president so well-known in world affairs as Joe Biden. A former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then vice-president for eight years, he has had a role in, or a say on, most foreign policy since the cold war. His chosen foreign-policy team, dominated by other veterans of Barack Obama’s administration such as John Kerry and Tony Blinken—a former secretary of state and a prospective ...

George Lee, Science Correspondent, reports on the possibility of longer Covid-19 restrictions Listen EU leaders to discuss 70% adult vaccination target Tony Connelly, Europe Editor, reports that the Taoiseach will join other EU leaders on a video conference to discuss vaccinating 70% of the adult population by the summer, the threat of new Covid variants and the potential for more coordinated lockdown Listen Talks on reopening of special schools to resume Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor with th...

Despite cascading crises at home that will need his urgent attention, some foreign policy experts predict the new U.S. leader will take an energetic role in foreign policy.

With Joe Bidens promise to repair alliances, experts ask if POTUS will be an activist president on world stage Whether the Biden administration will back up those words with action remains to be seen. But some say that Biden’s instincts, temperament and background make him unlikely to shrug off chances to command the world stage Biden WAS sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill B...

Blog post January 19, 2021 Welcome to the U.S. Foreign Policy Monitor where every week we track the “who,” “what,” and “so what” for the new U.S. administration and Congress. Less than a week from the inauguration, new important nominations and appointments have been rolling in. The Topline Next Wednesday, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. While Washington still grapples with last week’s violence and impeachment proceedings agai...

Lawmakers, foreign leaders, businesses and social media companies turn on Trump, leaving the world’s most powerful leader more isolated than ever.

Illustration by Adrià Fruitós. There is a story that Washington policy-makers like to tell about America’s relationship with China, a narrative of the betrayal of naive hopes that is closer to a fairy tale than a sober analysis of history. The fable goes something like this: Once upon a time, there was a hermit kingdom called China, poor, angry, and isolated. Two visionary statesmen, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, visited this unhappy land and opened it up to the world. With diplomacy ...

Pushed by German Chancellor Merkel of Germany near the end of her tenure, the trade deal may complicate agreement on an effective trans-Atlantic policy toward China.

Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: How did all these books get into my house? Theres a method to what seems like madness. Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Oscar WildeVintage/Handout Even though I gave away or sold perhaps 150 boxes of books in 2020, the stunned amazement of anyone who wanders into my basement or attic apparently remains, to quote Sherlock Holmes, the one fixed point in a changing age. Admittedly, only a small number of people...

Locked up in 2020: The criminals put behind bars in the past 12 months While the UK spent much of the year in lockdown judges at Newcastle Crown Court remained busy delivering justice to North East crooks Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for o...