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22. John J. Metzler

Biden's summit without a peak

Were there great expectations for the summit meeting in Geneva between President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin? Certainly not, but in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. president's week of transatlantic diplomacy at the Group of Seven (G7) in Britain, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Belgium, a clear momentum seemed to favor Biden; if nothing else the president appeared immersed in the economic and defense concerns of Europe and thus should have been at his political prime.

2021-06-23 17:02

Europeans' disillusionment with US

European majorities seem troubled and deeply disillusioned over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has turned into a crisis of confidence in the European Union, and equally stirred lingering doubts about the United States as a partner and ally.

2021-06-14 16:56

Global growth hindered by lingering COVID concerns

Economic growth is making a long awaited rebound after the height of the global pandemic; yet the recovery is still overshadowed by serious and ongoing concerns over active coronavirus outbreaks and the danger of flare-ups on the international scene.

2021-06-07 17:20

Tale of three pipelines

Who would imagine that pipeline politics would be a defining feature of the new U.S. administration? Pipelines after all are the ultimate infrastructure project; unseen, unsung, underground but exceedingly critical to moving fuel, gas or water. As pipelines are truly just under the surface, they somehow create some rarely seen political hijinks.

2021-05-31 17:16

Argentina unraveling?

This didn't have to happen. But blame toxic politics, the living legacy of the populist Peronist era, and the tipping point of the coronavirus pandemic, and you discover what is unravelling Argentina's socioeconomic fabric. Sadly we see a resource-rich and formerly middle class country morphing into a tragic parody of bad governance and socialist stagnation.

2021-05-24 17:23

Will we get vaccine passports?

“Your papers, please,” has long been the customary greeting for people crossing borders, visiting many foreign countries, or sometimes even moving about cities under COVID-19 “lockdown.” At its worst the question conjures up what I call the “Checkpoint Charlie” syndrome, crossing into East Berlin or back during the bad old days or some other nervous foray into the East Bloc before 1989.

2021-05-10 17:31

Myanmar's junta backed into corner?

As events in Myanmar continue to spiral into a dangerous descent of bloody civil conflict this strategic Southeast Asian nation has nearly reached a tipping point. Diplomacy is needed to defuse the crisis before it spins out of control with unpredictable consequences.

2021-05-03 17:29

Afghan pullout; should we celebrate?

Afghanistan's forever war may finally be ending. President Joe Biden announced the impending troop pullout from the country amid largely but not universal bipartisan support for ending a conflict which started in the wake of Al Qaida's terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001.

2021-04-26 17:28

Britain's prince of steadfastness

A page has turned on the House of Windsor. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at 99 just short of his 100th birthday.

2021-04-19 17:11

ISIS storm brewing on Mozambique's coast

Storm clouds are gathering along Mozambique's northern coast. Islamic State militants launched a coordinated and deadly assault on the town of Palma, nearby a multi-billion dollar natural gas complex being built by France's Total energy. The recent attack underscores escalating violence against civilians and foreign workers and has triggered insecurity leading to considerable population flight from the region.

2021-04-12 17:10

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