The Biden Agenda
A sortable guide to the administration’s policies—and the people putting them into practice.
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To break the cycle of violence, the United States could try to make both Israel and Palestine more responsive democracies.
Afghan interpreters were promised U.S. visas. Now, red tape may cost them their lives.
In a show of judicial independence, the court declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposed political reforms unconstitutional.
The United States should invoke the Leahy Law to stop paying for it.
Washington and its allies have several levers for reforms.
A sortable guide to the administration’s policies—and the people putting them into practice.
A front-row seat to the Republicans' debate over foreign policy, including their critique of the Biden administration.
Moon Jae-in’s White House visit is a good chance to step up talks again.
In response to China’s rise, New Delhi casts off anti-Western baggage.
Somalia’s president says entrenched elites are blocking the path toward universal suffrage and insisting on an indirect electoral system that maintains their power.
American foreign aid needs to go to smaller, smarter deals.
Voters choose independent candidates to draft a new constitution.
After last summer’s clashes with China, New Delhi may finally be ready to leave ambiguity behind—and side with the West.
Long hesitant to have a diplomatic relationship with Israel at all, India now wants to get closer—but not too close.
New reports detail just how imperiled the global news media is—and the dangers to democracy along with it.
We asked 25 experts to grade the administration’s start on foreign policy
The U.S. treasury secretary and the Italian prime minister have spent decades shaping this economy. But can they control what comes next?
What the new president really thinks about the military—and what the military really thinks about him.
Just like Roosevelt, Biden must show that government still works.
Female economists are rising to the top—everywhere but the U.N.
The Biden administration can stop multinational companies, criminals, and kleptocrats from siphoning off Africa’s wealth.
The possibilities are great, but the politics are risky.
Actually, big isn’t best.
The amateur painter still shows an eye for spin.
Rocket debris, ‘space junk,’ and resource competition require new space diplomacy.
Managing rifts in alliances should be built into strategic planning.
A threat to his rule has fizzled since the shooting began.
Biden must act now to protect the energy system from the rising threat of cyberattacks and natural disasters.
Talk about sending ground troops to definitively defeat Hamas is nothing more than an idle threat.
The new U.S. president wants to help, but he may not be prepared to pay the price.
For Israelis and Palestinians, ethnic violence isn't a temporary problem. It’s a lasting identity.
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?
Tangled questions of Asian identity need answers that aren’t defined by U.S. terminology alone.
Other countries offer good lessons for acknowledging and redressing past wrongs.
April brought a devastating COVID surge in India—plus the death of a royal in England, a raging fire in Northern Ireland, and a closely watched verdict in the United States.
Environmentalists’ intent on saving the planet by protecting natural habitats are creating human disasters of their own.
