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Sanctions: Greater Congressional Oversight Needed for Costly, Ineffective "Go-To" Policy
"Sanctions: Greater Congressional Oversight Needed for Costly, Ineffective "Go-To" Policy," co-authored by Kristen Patel, Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs, was published in the Syracuse Law Review.
See related: Economic Policy, Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
McCormick Discusses Biden’s Call with Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Politico
“If the U.S. dismissed him wholeheartedly, it’s going to make these conversations—and again some of these are happening behind closed doors—a hell of a lot more difficult to be had,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair on Mexico-U.S. Relations, regarding the immigration talks between the U.S. and Mexico as Title 42 lifts this week.
Williams Reacts to the US Deployment of Tanks to Ukraine in Atlantic Council Article
"The decision of Germany to allow allies to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, as well as Berlin dispatching its own bilateral donation, is a significant symbol of allied commitment to Ukraine, but the implications of this move should not be exaggerated," says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Defense & Security, Europe, International Affairs, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Maxwell professor reflects on US policy in Middle East post-9/11
See related: International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, U.S. Foreign Policy
Khalil weighs in on Biden-Netanyahu relationship in USA Today
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Steinberg discusses foreign policy issues facing Biden on Texas Public Radio
"The restoration of the State Department is critical," says University Professor James Steinberg. "That's particularly important with China because it is such an all-encompassing challenge for the United States. So we need to have our best people and we need to have...a comprehensive approach that makes clear what we can live with with China and what we can't," he says.
See related: Federal, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Taylor weighs in on US-Russia relations under Biden in RFE/RL article
Clearer messaging could mean that "on certain issues, U.S. policy might be tougher than it has been under Trump," says Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor. "But it also might mean that in certain areas, it's easier to see possible so-called 'win-win' solutions that just aren't on the table now because of how dysfunctional the process has become."
See related: Russia, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
McCormick discusses post-election US-Mexico relations with Associated Press, CNN
If Biden wins the presidential election, "it's a return back to normalcy, the status quo, the way in which we knew politics to work across the border," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.
Lovely comments on Barr's speech on pro-China policies in Washington Post
See related: China, Economic Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
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