Matthew Goodman, CSIS
International economics is one area of U.S. policy where there will be a clear break between the Trump and Biden eras. Whether it's less obsession with bilateral trade deficits and tariffs, more commitment to multilateral problem-solving, or a more disciplined policymaking process, the Biden administration's approach will be markedly different from that of its predecessor. But there are three aspects of international economic policy in which President Biden's impulses appear to pull in conflicting directions. Читать дальше...
Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
As the March 23 elections approach, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has wagered everything on stopping the pandemic.
Alexander Baunov, Moscow Times
The dramatic arrest of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport on Sunday is the latest in a series of self-inflicted wounds by the Kremlin. The most egregious was the state-backed assassination attempt against Navalny using a military-grade nerve agent.
Chris Giles, Financial Times
Flurries of snow may have greeted Joe Biden as he stepped out for his inauguration as US president on a windy Wednesday in Washington, but financial markets were not concerned about the weather.
