U.S. Politics & Government

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heads to a meeting in the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to wrap up work on coronavirus economic aid legislation, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

McConnell and Schumer ended their standoff over the new Senate. Who won and what happened?

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Is there a path forward for court reform?

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- 1952 FILE PHOTO - The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron. The top secret film studio, then located in Hollywood, California, produced thousands of classified films for the Department of Defence and the Atomic Energy Commission beginning in 1947. A 50th anniversary tribute to these "Atomic Cinematographers" and their work is planned for October 22 in Hollywood. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Where next on nuclear arms control?

The Brown Journal of World Affairs Fall/Winter 2020

A firefighter/paramedic prepares a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination at the Tequesta Fire Departmenton January 15, 2021 in Tequesta, Florida. The city received 50 doses. There are 1600 residets that are 65 and older. The online appointments were taken in under three minutes. GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POSTTequesta Va3

COVID-19 vaccinations: Why are some states and localities so much more successful?

William A. Galston

Monday, January 25, 2021

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presents his Annual Report for 2019 during a virtual press conference at NATO headquarters. NATO remains strong, united and able to defend itself despite the current coronavirus pandemic, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Wednesday, ahead of foreign ministers' talks this week.

Retooling America’s alliances to manage the China challenge

Lindsey W. Ford and James Goldgeier

Monday, January 25, 2021

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

Admiral Ali Saeed Al Shehri speaks with soldiers during mixed maritime exercise with U.S. Navy and Saudi Royal Navy, at Saudi Military Port, Ras Al Ghar, Eastern Province, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

What to do – and what not to do – in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Monday, January 25, 2021

Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

A global effort to counter extremism through education

Monday, January 25, 2021

Macaques seen inside the cages during on sale at animals market store in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on February 22, 2020. Topeng monyet or the monkey mask is a show using monkeys. In some regions of Indonesia this performance is no longer allowed because it is considered torture of animals. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, January 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2020. The military parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, was scheduled for May 9 but postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Host photo agency/Iliya Pitalev via REUTERS

Revitalizing nonproliferation cooperation with Russia and China

Monday, January 25, 2021

United Nations headquarters in New York

Overview: Blueprints for international security for the 2020s

Suzanne Maloney and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

People look at a TV screen showing news of U.S. President Joe Biden after his inauguration, in Hong Kong, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Getting the China challenge right

David Dollar and Ryan Hass

Monday, January 25, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks via video link during the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2021. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS

Bolstering democracies in a changing international order: The case for democratic multilateralism

Bruce Jones and Adam Twardowski

Monday, January 25, 2021

210120 Sunrise over the United States Capitol Building ahead of the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo: Joel Marklund / BILDBYRÅN / kod JM / JM0063 No Use Sweden. No Use Norway. No Use Austria.

Trump is gone but Republican tricks will live on

Thomas E. Patterson

Monday, January 25, 2021

Debating the future of the filibuster

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A worker cleans up the West Front of the U.S. Capitol and dismantles the inaugural platform and seating area the day after President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Trump’s last-minute judicial appointments: Impact on norms and on Biden’s appointment opportunities

Russell Wheeler

Friday, January 22, 2021

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How a new National Recovery Investment Corps can drive a bottom-up, inclusive economic recovery

Mary Jean Ryan and Alan Berube

Friday, January 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s impeachment, and the politics ahead

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, January 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tracking President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and appointees

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

January 2021

FILE PHOTO: A militia group with no political affiliation from Michigan, including Joseph Morrison (3rd R), Paul Bellar (2nd R) and Pete Musico (R) who were charged for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, attack the state capitol building and incite violence, stand in front of the governor's office after protesters occupied the state capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Seth Herald/File Photo SEARCH "AMERICA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP" FOR THE PHOTOS.

How to counter right-wing armed groups in the United States

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, January 21, 2021