November | 2020 | Watching America

Singapore: After Years of Demonizing China, US Has To Start an Honest Dialogue

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Channel News Asia

China cannot be cowed into submission.

Nigeria: Trump Administration Wages Last Major Supreme Court Fight

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Vanguard

States with large numbers of undocumented immigrants could see their influence reduced.

Canada: Donald Trump May Be Despicable, but We Will Still Have To Learn To Live with His Supporters

Rejeanne Lacroix - November 30, 2020. Published in Toronto Star

Ireland: How Will Global Far Right Adapt without US Figurehead?

Rejeanne Lacroix - November 30, 2020. Published in Irish Times

Israel: Will Biden Return to the Iran Deal After the Fakhrizadeh Assassination?

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in The Jerusalem Post

While it is natural that Biden will want to reverse many of Trump’s policies, it is essential that the new U.S. administration maintain pressure on Iran.

China: In Washington, ‘Compromise’ Is No Longer a Dirty Word

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Cankao Xiaoxi

The 2020 U.S. presidential election was an evenly contested race on both sides, and the new structure of Congress reflects this even split between the Democrats and Republicans.

Russia: Turning to Asia

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Izvestia

Malaysia: Smarter Way for US To Promote Democracy

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in New Straits Times

One of the most important jobs of the new Biden presidency may be repairing America's standing in arguably the most pivotal region today: East Asia.

Russia: Train Your Dragon: Which Position Should Russia Take in the Confrontation between China and the US?

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in AIF

Turkey: The American Presidential Election and Iraq

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Sabah

No matter how much Biden seeks to surmount the wreckage of the Trump era, it is not hard to predict that he will maintain some of the same policies.

Lebanon: What Israel Wants from Biden on Iran?

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in Ya Libnan

Israeli officials should urge the new administration to maintain U.S. economic leverage over Iran while avoiding the personal vendettas and public policy feuds of the Obama era.

Kenya: President Trump, the Real American Tragedy

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2020. Published in The Standard

To Trump, since people of the ‘establishment’ and institutions had failed to protect white interests, he became that protector, exposed the rot, and ignored the rules.

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