Kim quietly expanded his weapons stockpile while beguiling Trump with flattery and avoiding provocations. With Biden in the White House, the restraints may come off.
Category: Politics
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Biden has limited options to foster change in Venezuela as Maduro remains firmly in power
The opposition has become so fractured that Juan Guaidó’s days as its leader may be numbered.
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Biden has vowed to quickly restore the Iran nuclear deal, but that may be easier said than done
New Trump sanctions and a mysterious assassination have erected formidable obstacles to future negotiations with Iran’s leaders.
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Most Trump voters live in states won by Biden
Only one of the 25 largest cities in America preferred Trump to Biden.
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To counter China and Russia, Biden has said he will strengthen alliances
President-elect has committed to a new industrial policy to compete from a position of strength at home.
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Like Trump, Biden has promised to end the ‘forever wars.’ The landscape remains complicated.
The president-elect will inherit a fraught peace process in Afghanistan and battles against Islamic State remnant
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Biden faces a changed world and no end of foreign policy challenges from China to Iran
The president-elect has set out guiding principles such as elevating climate but will find few good policy options on perennial issues like North Korea and Venezuela.
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VA watchdog told prosecutors his probe of Secretary Wilkie’s effort to discredit House staffer turned up possible criminal conduct
Federal prosecutors did not think they were presented with enough evidence to bring charges.
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Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state
The outreach reflects a broadening pressure campaign by the president and his allies to try to subvert the 2020 election result.
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How Mitch McConnell might quietly make it easier to cripple Biden’s presidency
McConnell might be setting up a new round of economic sabotage next year.