
Biden’s Modest Multilateralism
CAMBRIDGE – Like the Joni Mitchell song puts it, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” For example, classroom education was often deemed boring by students and obsolete by tech visionaries. Then, COVID-19 made it difficult or impossible to meet in person. Now we yearn for in-class experiences.
America’s Political Crisis and the Way Forward
Jeffrey D. SachsPresident Donald Trump’s recent election defeat is a necessary step toward restoring sanity to American politics. But it is only the first of many steps that will be required to convince the world that the US no longer poses a threat to itself or others.
explains why President-elect Joe Biden cannot restore US global leadership and would be wrong to try. 4 Add to BookmarksEurope Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland
George Soros says the two countries' veto of the EU budget directly threatens the rule of law – and thus the bloc's future. 70 Add to BookmarksAmerica’s Captured Courts
Sheldon Whitehouse shines a light on the dark money behind the US judiciary's rightward turn under Republican presidents. 6 Add to BookmarksPerhaps the same is true of international economic cooperation. Multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the United Nations agencies have long been unpopular among much of the public for supposedly encroaching on national sovereignty. But then US President Donald Trump came along and made international cooperation well-nigh impossible. While other G20 leaders discussed pandemic preparedness at their........
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