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March 3, 2021
China-US Focus

China Should Counsel North Korea and U.S. to Avoid Provocations and Negotiate Seriously
The Biden administration found itself beset by foreign crises as soon as Joe Biden was inaugurated president. The issue of North Korea, already placed on a “policy review” back burner, looks to recede even further from the administration’s immediate …
By Doug Bandow
March 3, 2021
National Interest (Online)

Can South Korea and Japan Escape a Tragic Past?
… Japan, leading to U.S. protests. The South resumed bilateral contact but asserted its right to again penalize Japan. American policymakers urged both sides to find a compromise, without notable success. Thus have two democratic, market‐oriented U.S. allies …
By Doug Bandow
March 2, 2021
Antiwar.com

Washington’s Habitual Fondness for ‘Friendly Dictators’
One of the foreign policy establishment’s biggest complaints about Donald Trump is that during his presidency, the United States ceased being the defender and promoter of democracy internationally. Following Trump’s election defeat, there was a collective expression of …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
March 1, 2021
Antiwar.com

America Offers Warning to the World: War Is Health of the State and Death of Liberty
The United States is the world’s most militarized and belligerent nation. Stating this reality shocks and outrages Washington policymakers. Yet the facts are incontestable, like the sun’s rise. Last week the Biden administration ordered airstrikes in Syria against …
By Doug Bandow
February 27, 2021
National Interest (Online)

Joe Biden Should Make a Peace Offer To North Korea
… details and technical issues. Third, declaring and negotiating peace would respond to Kim’s insistence that Washington eliminate its “hostile policy.” Anything said by anyone in Pyongyang might seem suspect. However, even America’s generally hawkish policy community advocates continuing …
By Doug Bandow
February 25, 2021
Blog

The Canada-U.S. Relationship Is All Smiles. For Now.
President Joe Biden has done little to assure Canada (and the world) that his approach to trade will be different than his predecessor’s.
By Inu Manak and Colin Grabow
February 25, 2021
Antiwar.com

Biden Administration Should Drop Military Commitment To Saudi Arabia
Protecting the Saudi royals no longer should be America’s responsibility.
By Doug Bandow
February 25, 2021
Antiwar.com

Washington’s Tiny Islands Fetish Could Endanger the American People
Washington has entangled itself in a dangerous situation with little apparent thought to the possible consequences.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
February 25, 2021
The American Conservative

Don’t Boycott the 2022 Olympics Because They’re in China
Forcing athletes to stay home might feel good but it would do nothing to improve Beijing’s approach to human rights.
By Doug Bandow
February 24, 2021
Responsible Statecraft

Are Europeans Still Committed to a U.S.-Led Collective Defense?
Intra-NATO tensions were worsening for nearly two decades before Trump took office.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
February 24, 2021
Blog

On Medical Supply Chains, First, Do No Harm
Nationalistic meddling in global supply chains is likely to do more harm than good.
By Scott Lincicome
February 23, 2021
Washington Examiner

States Don’t Need a Bailout
For calendar year 2020, state and local tax revenues were up 1% over 2019 despite the economic downturn.
By Chris Edwards
February 23, 2021
Blog

Eleventh Hour for WTO Reform
To improve the WTO’s prospects for success in their next ministerial conference in Kazakhstan, they must agree now on the issues most likely to have chances to generate consensus by June and pursue negotiations on those issues immediately.
By James Bacchus
February 20, 2021
National Interest (Online)

How Much of a Threat Is Espionage From Chinese Immigrants?
Native-born Americans who are ethnically Chinese are less likely to be spies than their proportion of the population would suggest.
By Alex Nowrasteh
February 19, 2021
Blog

Biden’s Posturing on Iran Complicates Diplomacy
Leaving well-enough alone is an important diplomatic tenet that the Biden administration may want to seriously consider.
By John Glaser