Clear, unambiguous terms will set the stage for a true “once in a generation” vote.
Australia's Globalization Expert
Salvatore Babones Posts
Decoupling from supply chains is so … last century. Decoupling from online networks is a much more consequential step to take.
An Asian security organization modeled on today’s more genteel NATO would help its members deal with 21st-century threats.
Sadly, what the world most often needs is tough love, and tough is exactly not the kind of love Blinken seems to feel for the outside world.
If China’s public embrace of terrorist tactics isn’t enough to get Chinese companies banned from participation in the critical digital infrastructure of Western democracies, it’s hard to imagine what red lines are left.
If it confirms a Biden victory with roughly the same margin as the original machine count, most reasonable people’s concerns about vote tampering in other states will subside.
Just like Trump, Biden is stuck in the last century if he believes globalization is about trade and rust-belt manufacturing jobs.
Nihilism is strangely popular in a pandemic, and Biden’s base is baying for a lockdown. The first great test of his leadership will be his ability to resist their demands.