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February 25, 2021

Biden stood up for Jamal Khashoggi. What happened to him should never happen again.

Khashoggi would have wanted to be sure that the new Biden administration had truly resolved: Never again.
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Published on February 25, 2021 12:26

Egypt presents Biden a familiar conundrum: How to handle a ‘friendly’ authoritarian

Lecturing Egypt about human rights from afar won’t help anything.
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Published on February 25, 2021 11:23

February 21, 2021

Biden’s move on Iran: No breakthrough but worth trying

Biden's move to negotiate with Iran is no breakthrough, but it's worth the effort to avoid war.
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Published on February 21, 2021 14:14

February 19, 2021

Here’s Biden’s least bad option in Afghanistan

The May 1 withdrawal deadline looms as the new administration weighs risks.
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Published on February 19, 2021 14:02

February 16, 2021

Only the truth will keep Trump away

Reconciliation depends on a shared platform of facts.
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Published on February 16, 2021 15:00

February 11, 2021

Biden’s ambitious plan to push back against techno-autocracies

A technological alliance tackles the two biggest problems for the U.S. and its allies.
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Published on February 11, 2021 16:20

February 9, 2021

Biden needs to figure out how to manage the Trump endgame

The new president has to build a bridge to Trump’s supporters.
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Published on February 09, 2021 13:25

February 8, 2021

The secrets to George Shultz’s success

He was one of the best public servants and mentors of his generation.
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Published on February 08, 2021 06:05

February 4, 2021

Afghanistan is Biden’s first big foreign policy headache

To withdraw or stay indefinitely? Either option has steep costs.
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Published on February 04, 2021 15:34

February 2, 2021

Biden’s surprisingly successful first two weeks

He again proves his detractors wrong.
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Published on February 02, 2021 16:27

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