Biden’s Initial Approval Rating Is Higher Than Trump’s Ever Was
25 January Written by Eli Yokley 56% of voters approve of Biden’s job performance, compared with 46% who approved of Donald Trump’s work at a similar point in 2017. 91% of Democrats approve of Biden versus 83% of Republicans who said the same of Trump…
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the economy at the White House on Friday
25 January Written by Kelly O’Donnell President Joe Biden signed restrictions Monday on travel to the United States to mitigate Covid-19 transmission. The ban prevents most non-U.S. citizens from entry if they have recently been in South Africa, where a new strain of Covid-19 has been identified. The virus…
Biden rolls back Trump policies on border wall, climate, health, Muslims
21 January Written by Ashley Williams President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change. Signing several actions in…
US Inauguration Day: International students hope for change, stability
19 January Written by John tarbet As the US prepares for Inauguration Day, international students have much to be thankful for. They are looking forward to a more inclusive, respectful environment under the Biden administration after four years of anti-immigration rhetoric and complications from Trump’s. President Joe…
The Making of Macron’s Worldview
19 January Written by Bruno Tertrais Emmanuel Macron’s election as French president in May 2017 was celebrated by observers in France and around the world as a victory for pro-European liberalism over the wave of nationalist populism that had been sweeping across the continent in…
As ‘healer-in-chief,’ can Biden make headway in a deeply divided U.S.?
18 January Written by Lil Haty He was derided as too entrenched in Washington, too hesitant to campaign during COVID-19, and too old, but Joe Biden outmaneuvered doubters and will become the 46th U.S. president Wednesday, inheriting a multi-tiered nightmare that will take shrewd political…
China’s Double Standard for Diplomatic Speech Online Sparks a Global Backlash
11 January 31 Written by Nithin Coca In early December, amid rising tensions between Australia and China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison posted a statement on the Chinese social media platform WeChat to voice his outrage at an incendiary tweet from a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Within…
What Are Biden’s Actual Prospects for Reviving Trans-Atlantic Relations?
11 January Written by Stewart M. Patrick International expectations are high for Joe Biden’s presidency, but perhaps nowhere more than in Europe, where political leaders and observers see an opportunity to revitalize the trans-Atlantic relationship after years of drift and then downright antagonism under Donald Trump. They have…
Will America’s Fever Break After the Pro-Trump Siege of the Capitol?
8 January Written by Candace Rondeaux By now, you will have already seen the endless stream of scenes from the violent breach of the Capitol building on Wednesday by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump. There was the guy belaying down the wall from the Senate gallery, and…
Political expert shares insight about America’s future following protests, riots in Washington, DC
7 January Written by Jessica Miles As protests outside the nation’s Capitol Wednesday gave way to riots inside, it revealed the current divisiveness among Americans. “What’s unusual about what happened yesterday is that so many people were involved in essentially taking over the building, that…