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How Joe Biden Can Galvanize Space Diplomacy
Stephen J. Flanagan, Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Jan 15, 2021
Politico
The potential for conflicts to originate in outer space, or for terrestrial conflicts to extend there, has grown with the development of counterspace weapons and the explosion of commercial space activity. But previous efforts to establish norms have had limited results. The Biden administration has an opportunity, working with like-minded allies and partners, to galvanize nascent international efforts.
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Base Realignment and Closure
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Why Overseas Military Bases Continue to Make Sense for the United States
Raphael S. Cohen
Jan 14, 2021
War on the Rocks
Voices on the left and right have proposed downsizing America's overseas military footprint. While the merits of basing in a particular location should be open to debate, the underlying twin logics of deterrence and reassurance behind permanently stationing American forces overseas remain operationally, economically, and strategically as sound as ever.
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Security Cooperation
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Biden Will Inherit Healthy Indo-Pacific Alliances
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jan 11, 2021
Nikkei Asia
Certainly there is much work ahead as the United States embarks on the next chapter of competition against China throughout the Indo-Pacific. But U.S. alliances and partnerships are in good shape—the result of a growing Indo-Pacific consensus on the existential economic and security threat China poses.
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Vietnam
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What Does Vietnam Want from the United States in the South China Sea?
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jan 4, 2021
The Diplomat
Over the last few years, tensions between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea have remained high. While the Biden administration is likely to continue positive momentum in bilateral ties, it is less clear what specifically Hanoi seeks from Washington to help it effectively deter Beijing.
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Economic Development
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Why We 'Send Them Money'
Raphael S. Cohen
Dec 30, 2020
The Hill
Why does the United States send foreign countries American taxpayer money? The answer, in short, is because it serves U.S. self-interest to do so. Aid is not some act of charity at the American taxpayers' expense; it can help keep Americans safer, more prosperous, and secure.
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Arms Proliferation and Control
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Arms Control Held Hostage
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Dec 28, 2020
The Hill
President-elect Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have wisely promised to extend the 2010 New START Treaty, which cuts long-range nuclear arms. The two leaders may also pursue a broader follow-on accord, but frigid U.S.-Russian relations could put this out of reach. Progress on arms control often comes when political winds are warmer.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Here are the RAND research projects that resonated most in 2020, a year unlike any in living memory. Topics include remote learning, election disinformation, income inequality, and more.
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Taiwan
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Why Taiwan Can Feel at Ease with Joe Biden as U.S. President
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Dec 15, 2020
South China Morning Post
Joe Biden's win in the U.S. presidential election is causing thinly veiled heartburn in Taipei. But concerns that the incoming Biden administration might rethink Taiwan policy in favor of better relations with China are probably misguided.
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International Diplomacy
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Persistent Security Concerns in an Election Year
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Dec 10, 2020
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
The security challenges facing the incoming Biden administration are likely to remain largely the same as those in 2020. The increasing geopolitical, military, and economic heft of the Indo-Pacific region means the United States will likely continue to prioritize this region in 2021.
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Africa
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What Joe Biden's Africa Strategy Might Look Like
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Dec 10, 2020
The Hill
Biden's election may present Washington with a welcome opportunity to reset its relationship with sub-Saharan Africa. It could behoove U.S. policymakers to engage with the region to ensure that the United States will be positioned to take full advantage of whatever opportunities arise, and, when necessary, do whatever might be possible to avert unfavorable outcomes.
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Security Cooperation
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Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation
Anna Knack, James Black, Ruth Harris
Dec 9, 2020
LUFTLED
The UK and Norway share a long and close history, bound by shared experiences as seafaring nations whose political, cultural, and economic development have been shaped in part by their exploitation of the North Sea and North Atlantic. Much could remain to be gained from continuing to deepen and evolve their longstanding partnership to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
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South Korea
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What Does South Korea Herald for the Biden Administration?
Soo Kim @mllesookim
Dec 4, 2020
Nikkei Asia
South Korea appears to be running on all cylinders to build relations with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, with President Moon Jae-in and his team busy issuing public statements and arranging high-level meetings with key players in the incoming administration. What can the Biden administration expect from South Korea on critical foreign policy issues?
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Philippines
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The Philippines Is Sticking Right by America's Side
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Dec 2, 2020
The Diplomat
The election of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 raised concerns around Washington that he would undermine and perhaps even undo the U.S.-Philippines alliance in favor of closer ties with China. More than four years on, however, Manila continues to prioritize Washington over Beijing.
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Security Cooperation
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Biden Administration Could Benefit from Keeping an Indo-Pacific Focus
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Nov 30, 2020
Nikkei Asia
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden may be poised to reverse many of President Donald Trump's policies, but one that is very likely to remain is the Indo-Pacific strategy. Any changes will probably be stylistic rather than substantive.
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Refugees
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The Syrian Forever War Has Created Forever Refugees
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Nov 24, 2020
The National Interest
Without a formal peace agreement that commits to safety for returnees and creates a foundation for investment in Syria's demolished infrastructure, Syrians will not go home. They fear returning because of reports of returnees being arrested, imprisoned, and tortured.
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Yemen
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Yemen's Chaos Creates a New Opportunity for the Biden-Harris Team
Daniel Egel, Trevor Johnston
Nov 24, 2020
The National Interest
More than one-quarter million Yemenis have been killed in the nation's civil war. And 150,000 children have died from starvation and left Yemen on the brink of collapse. The foundations of peace must be Yemeni-led, but there is much that the new U.S. administration could do to support the process.
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How Joe Biden Can Galvanize Space Diplomacy

Why Overseas Military Bases Continue to Make Sense for the United States

Biden Will Inherit Healthy Indo-Pacific Alliances

What Does Vietnam Want from the United States in the South China Sea?

Why We 'Send Them Money'

Arms Control Held Hostage

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020

Why Taiwan Can Feel at Ease with Joe Biden as U.S. President

Persistent Security Concerns in an Election Year

What Joe Biden's Africa Strategy Might Look Like

Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation

What Does South Korea Herald for the Biden Administration?

The Philippines Is Sticking Right by America's Side

Biden Administration Could Benefit from Keeping an Indo-Pacific Focus

The Syrian Forever War Has Created Forever Refugees

Yemen's Chaos Creates a New Opportunity for the Biden-Harris Team

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