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Biden has a chance to learn from past mistakes with Beijing and formulate a better policy.

Iran is clear it wants to keep its missiles and use them to deter America. Iran has been conducting long-range missile drills days before U.S. President-elect comes to office. The goal of Tehran is to present the new U.S. administration with a  fait accompli by showing off its capabilities. The recent Iranian missile drill saw one fall within 100 miles of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the Indian ocean, and just twenty miles from a commercial ship. At the same time Israel-Iran tensions have also increased over the last month. Reports in Syria blamed Israel for airstrikes near the Iraqi...

The Atlantic America’s Second-Worst Scenario So far, cumulative acts of civic virtue have saved the republic. But the constitutional order is still in danger. Updated at 7:18 p.m. ET on January 17, 2021. The next time an insurgent mob arrives to sack the Capitol, if one happens to try between now and Inauguration Day, mere strength of numbers will not overwhelm the defenses. In the 10 days since the January 6 assault on Congress, the Secret Service has overseen the establishment of an instant “green zone,” fortified by eight-foot steel barriers and patrolled by some 20,000 National Guar...

What’s new? The 2015 Iran nuclear deal has looked at best shaky since the Trump administration withdrew from it in 2018, imposing damaging economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. In response, Tehran ramped up its nuclear activity in contravention of its obligations under the agreement. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration could mark an inflection point. Why does it matter? Having failed to achieve its objectives, Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy may be nearing an end. Restoring the nuclear deal, with its considerable non-proliferation benefits, could lead to wider U.S...

The only way to improve on the JCPOA is to seek no deal at all, pushing instead for regime collapse.