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Print In the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, corporate leaders have taken a strong stand for democratic institutions. How does this fit into trends of corporate activism, and what comes next? President Donald J. Trump’s provocation of the January 6 insurrection against the U.S. government led to a remarkable corporate reaction, with firms taking a strong stand against incitement to violence. But this should not be surprising. The exclusion of seditious disinformation from Trump and o...

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Biden faces substantial obstacles in his bid to remake U.S. foreign policy after four years of America First.

This helps to make sense of the storming of the Capitol. On one hand, it was a terrible surprise. Before January 6, nobody had expected that a mob of insurrectionists could so easily enter “the People’s House.” But on the other hand, it was a fitting end point for Trump’s presidency: the mob was incited by the populist president of the United States—and that president incited it to action because somebody who believes that he, and only he, represents the people could not possibly acce...

A return to provocations as North Korea’s primary mechanism for drawing international attention would signal weakness, not the intended message of strength.

Richard Haass and David Rubenstein discuss the most pressing foreign policy challenges to greet the Biden administration, including U.S.-China relations, cybersecurity, climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the pandemic, as part of the first event in CFR’s Transition 2021 series.The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.

January 6, 2021 serves as the darkest moment of the democratic experience with the internet and digital technologies.

Friday, January 8, 2021 Chaos in the Capitol. The calendar may read 2021, but in Washington, D.C., it sure feels a lot like 2020. The spectacle of rioters laying siege to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was horrific. The  Buzz sincerely hopes that this moment represents the low point in our current politics, that reckoning and reconciliation can take place, and that our political parties can move forward and work together constructively in 2021 and beyond. 2021 Labor and Emplo...