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America’s dueling narratives are its greatest political risk
US Domestic Politics Dec 22, 2020

America’s dueling narratives are its greatest political risk

The new reality of calling into question the victory of candidates one doesn’t agree with — in which both dueling Republican and Democratic narratives are squarely to blame — is something new in American politics. ...

Make America trade again
US Foreign Policy | Multilateralism Nov 26, 2020

Make America trade again

There will definitely be a push towards multilateralism and more global engagements that was derelict these past four years. ...

Where the surprising US election leaves the new Biden team
US Domestic Politics Nov 26, 2020

Where the surprising US election leaves the new Biden team

What basic structural limits does the 2020 election outcome place on the new White House? Where will the new administration go from here? ...

The rationale behind Antony Blinken’s nomination and its implications for India
US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Nov 25, 2020

The rationale behind Antony Blinken’s nomination and its implications for India

Blinken’s record as a clear-eyed internationalist could inform a pragmatic US policy towards India. ...

Biden’s promised expansion of H1B visas will be rife with challenges
US Domestic Politics Nov 24, 2020

Biden’s promised expansion of H1B visas will be rife with challenges

In gradually restoring the pre-Trump status quo on H1B visas, Biden will first seek to gauge the political viability of increasing temporary work visas at a time of economic uncertainty in the US. ...

A divided America and the world
US Domestic Politics Nov 23, 2020

A divided America and the world

America’s founding fathers didn’t anticipate a situation where a president refuses to accept the election results — the US Constitution has no directives for what must be done in such a circumstance. ...

Madam Vice President, you have the floor
Gender | US Domestic Politics Nov 10, 2020

Madam Vice President, you have the floor

What does the election of the first female Veep of the United States mean for women in politics? ...

Will Biden oversee a bipartisan consensus on Trumpism?
US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Nov 09, 2020

Will Biden oversee a bipartisan consensus on Trumpism?

Echoes of Trump’s vilification of US internationalism are evident in progressives' push for Biden to reinvent American foreign policy. ...

Europe: The institutions with US have held stronger than you think
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Nov 02, 2020

Europe: The institutions with US have held stronger than you think

In the larger scheme of Europe belatedly meeting its moment, Trump’s ‘disruptions’ that now unduly dominate analyses on transatlantic ties could eventually become mere footnotes to history. ...

Russia: The residual Cold War over democracy, elections and influence
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Nov 02, 2020

Russia: The residual Cold War over democracy, elections and influence

The election of Trump in 2016 struck yet another blow to an already struggling US-Russia relationship, which has today reached the lowest point since the Cold War ...

Building upon the American connection
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy Oct 28, 2020

Building upon the American connection

What are the implications of India signing all four of the so-called foundational agreements relating to defence cooperation with the United States? ...

Third India-US 2+2 dialogue: Breaking the mould on post-war model of bilateral ties
Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Oct 26, 2020

Third India-US 2+2 dialogue: Breaking the mould on post-war model of bilateral ties

Recent focus on convergence-based institutionalisation of bilateral ties has consolidated India-US defence ties, without the overbearing pressures of a formalised alliance ...

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