The virtual meeting this week between President Joe Biden and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador replayed many of the same themes that have long cut through the binational relationship. There is much to be done, and Mexico will have to do the heavy lifting when it comes to almost every single item on the table. Continue Reading
Is Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a Trump fan, capable of the making the profound changes needed to build a new and different relationship with the U.S.? Continue Reading
Scenes of insurrectionists rummaging through offices and computers in the Capitol highlighted the urgent need for Congress to up its IT security game. The authors recommend steps to adopt modern IT management and cybersecurity processes that are already used throughout the federal government. Continue Reading
Partisan division is severely inhibiting the United States’ COVID-19 response 10 months after the pandemic began. The health consequences of the continued political divide could not be clearer as the pandemic has grown beyond many experts’ worst predictions. Continue Reading
Driven by pandemic-related concerns, more and more American consumers are shifting away from cash toward digital payment transactions. This reflects our developing society, and we should address the underlying challenges that exclude some communities from being part of this progress. Continue Reading
Though we cannot yet definitively say whether the pandemic is associated with an increase in suicide attempts, available evidence suggests that we should not rule it out and that increased suicide prevention efforts are needed. Fortunately, mental health professionals and policymakers have developed and are currently implementing ways to address these concerns. Continue Reading
When President-elect Joe Biden assumes office in January, he will be compelled to deal with the most important and ferociously complicated geopolitical question the United States faces today: how to manage its relations with China. Fellow Joe Barnes explains how the U.S.-China situation differs from the Cold War dynamic, and how the U.S. will best be served in the years ahead. Continue Reading