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Renew the U.S.-Latin America Partnership at the 2021 Summit of the Americas
December 28, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde It is crucial that the United States address the economic and social crises compounded by the pandemic, as well as the security and governance issues that abound in the region—a tall order.

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South Korea Bans Balloons Carrying Leaflets to the North. Foreign Policy Problems Will Follow
December 22, 2020 | Robert R. King South Korea’s anti-leafleting legislation to appease the North has incited strong reactions across the globe, including strong opposition in the United States. A host of foreign policy complications will follow, warns Ambassador Robert King.

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Five Things to Watch in 2021
December 22, 2020 | Matthew P. Goodman, Stephanie Segal, Jonathan E. Hillman CSIS Economics Program experts Matthew P. Goodman, Stephanie Segal, and Jonathan E. Hillman look ahead to the coming year and highlight five issues in international economic affairs they will be tracking in 2021.

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A Trade Policy for the 20s?
December 21, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch What comes next? The Scholl Chair reacts to two trends that will affect U.S. trade policy in the coming years and lays the groundwork for further discussion on how to move forward.

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Co-Chair Statement on the December 2020 Commission Meeting
December 21, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed our world. CSIS Health Security Commission Co-Chairs Kelly Ayotte and Julie Gerberding define this extraordinary moment and the work the Commission has begun to advance a U.S. global health security agenda in the Covid-19 era.

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The Inner Workings of USAID: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It. But If It Is Broke, Fix It!
December 18, 2020 | Bonnie Glick CSIS senior adviser Bonnie Glick has written a second memo to the incoming Biden administration on some of the managerial and human resources issues that should be addressed at USAID.

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Under the Radar: Winter Edition
December 18, 2020 | Judd Devermont, Ryan Cummings In the third edition of Under the Radar, Judd Devermont and Ryan Cummings spotlight six sub-Saharan African countries that receive limited international media attention: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, The Gambia, Niger, and Seychelles.

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Enemies—and Partners—Will Get a Vote in the Middle East
December 17, 2020 | Jon B. Alterman Dr. Jon Alterman discusses how foreign powers might react to a U.S. rebalance away from the Middle East.

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A Kinder, Gentler Bear? Why Rumors of Russia’s Post-Soviet Retreat Are Premature
December 17, 2020 | Jeffrey Mankoff Claims of Russia’s post-imperial retreat are premature. Moscow’s response to crises in Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh show that it has become more nuanced in its pursuit of regional influence as it navigates the entry of new great power actors.

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A New Approach to Foreign Aid
December 17, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde To meet the short- and long-term challenges associated with great power competition, the Biden administration must rethink its approach to international development.

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Preventing a Crisis with North Korea
December 17, 2020 | Victor Cha For President-elect Biden to reduce the North Korean threat, his administration will need to build off past successes while fundamentally transforming the political relationship with Pyongyang.

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Updating the U.S. Playbook on Global Women’s Economic Empowerment
December 17, 2020 | Janina Staguhn , Erol Yayboke Covid-19 has exacerbated the disparities that women face. However, in a time of increased focus on women’s issues globally, the Biden administration has an opportunity to build back better and make genuine progress on women’s economic empowerment and other issues.

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