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Transition 2021

Countering Violent Extremism: Three Moves Biden Should Make Now
The United States should implement a broad-based strategy to counter the growing threat of violent extremism at home and abroad. Here are three items the Biden administration can focus on.

In Brief by Farah Pandith and Jacob Ware January 28, 2021

Transition 2021

The Biden-Harris Inauguration: A Tense Tableau
The inauguration of President Joe Biden was unlike any U.S. power transition in modern times, providing stark imagery of a country at a crossroads.  

In Brief by Jonathan Masters January 21, 2021

Cybersecurity

We Should Have Known SolarWinds Would Be a Target
How to better identify and measure critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics January 6, 2021 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

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United States

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control

The nuclear arms race was perhaps the most alarming feature of the Cold War competition between the United States and Soviet Union. Over the decades, the two sides signed various arms control agreements as a means to manage their rivalry and limit the risk of nuclear war. However, deep fissures have reemerged in the U.S.-Russia relationship in recent years, raising once again the specter of a nuclear arms race.

Timeline by Jonathan Masters and Sabine Baumgartner March 2, 2021

Haiti

Haiti’s Protests: Images Reflect Latest Power Struggle

by Amelia Cheatham and Sabine Baumgartner March 3, 2021

U.S. Foreign Policy

A Realist Reset for US-Saudi Relations
U.S. interests argue for maintaining ties to Saudi Arabia despite clear evidence that the Crown Prince approved the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

by Richard N. Haass March 1, 2021