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US Vice Presidential Debate: Five Key Takeaways
US Vice Presidential Debate: Five Key Takeaways
On 7 October, Vice President Mike Pence and California Senator Kamala Harris went head-to-head in the first and only vice presidential debate.
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Trump’s response to a positive coronavirus test mirrors Putin’s strongman style
Trump’s response to a positive coronavirus test mirrors Putin’s strongman style
Trump’s determination to appear strong in the face of physical weakness is redolent of occupants of the Kremlin – the problem for him is that US democracy has been designed to check strongman politics.
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US-EU-UK Trade: Balancing the Three-Legged Stool
US-EU-UK Trade: Balancing the Three-Legged Stool
The US, EU, and UK should focus on their set of bilateral trade negotiations, address shared concerns regarding the global trade system, and remove underlying trade tensions among themselves.
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First US Presidential Debate – Five Key Questions Answered
First US Presidential Debate – Five Key Questions Answered
On 29 September, US President Donald Trump went head-to-head with Vice President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of the 2020 US election. Anar Bata spoke with experts across Chatham House to get their views on the key debate moments and the implications for the US election.
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Why confirming a new Supreme Court Justice before the election could be a risky move for Trump and the Republicans
Why confirming a new Supreme Court Justice before the election could be a risky move for Trump and the Republicans
This past Friday Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, creating an open seat on the nation’s highest court six weeks before the presidential election
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Economic Diplomacy in the Era of Great Powers
Economic Diplomacy in the Era of Great Powers
The 21st-century global economy has different drivers from those in the previous century. Amid ever more politicized trade relations, economic diplomacy needs a more transparent framework.
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Reforming the World Trade Organization: Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation and the Global Trade System
Reforming the World Trade Organization: Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation and the Global Trade System
With trade tensions increasingly politicized, a key appeals process suspended and COVID-19 creating huge economic challenges, a modernized and fully functioning WTO is more essential than ever. This paper makes the case for transatlantic cooperation as a necessary, though insufficient alone, condition for WTO reform.
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US Electorate Shows Distrust of the Realities of Foreign Policy
US Electorate Shows Distrust of the Realities of Foreign Policy
The identity of the next US president is yet to be determined, but the foreign policy views of the American public are already clear. In principle, Americans support US engagement in the world but, in practice, they worry other countries take advantage of the United States.
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The United States and Latin America after 20 January 2021
The United States and Latin America after 20 January 2021
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win the elections in November, they will face the enormous challenge of rebuilding America's relationships with the world.
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When Donald Trump spoke, a sense of delusion hovered over the White House
When Donald Trump spoke, a sense of delusion hovered over the White House
180,000 Americans have died from coronavirus – but the president proclaimed his successful record and attacked Biden as a threat to the US.