Will Donald Trump Pardon Hunter Biden?

Will Donald Trump Pardon Hunter Biden?; To Get Iran Right, Joe Biden Must Consult U.S. Middle East Allies Weekend Reads December 12, 2020 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Peter Berkowitz, Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, will present the case for its paper, “The Elements of the China Challenge.” Elbridge Colby, co-founder and principal at The Marathon Initiative and former Pentagon lead for the development of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, contends that the competition with China is not fundamentally about ideology – and that overestimating ideology’s role is dangerous for the United States. Join us for a live debate. [Register Here.]( As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office, American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Biden has promised America’s allies in Europe and Asia that Washington will be “back” after the Trump era. But can he successfully fulfill his vow at a moment when Russia and China are becoming increasingly assertive? Has the world changed fundamentally over the past four years as to render it difficult if not impossible to return to the approach of past administrations? [Register Here]( Will Donald Trump Pardon Hunter Biden? by Jacob Heilbrunn Trump could show magnanimity and evenhandedness by pardoning Hunter. [Read]( here.]( To Get Iran Right, Joe Biden Must Consult U.S. Middle East Allies by Mohammed Al-Sulami The nations and peoples of the Middle East know that dealing with Iran regarding only one issue whilst ignoring the others is a wholly wrong approach. [Read it here.]( America Stands to Gain from Supporting Caspian Basin Energy Projects by Shahmar Hajiyev It is in the U.S. interest to support future discussions between energy-rich Caspian basin countries and possible transit countries, and to facilitate future energy projects. [Read it here.]( Coronavirus: Poor Countries Set to Suffer as Wealthier Nations Hoard Vaccine by Ethen Kim Lieser The group noted that richer countries have purchased enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021—if those vaccine candidates currently in clinical trials are all eventually approved for use. Canada topped the list with enough vaccines to inoculate each citizen five times. [Read it here.]( Diplomacy or Revenge? Iran’s Retaliation Against Israel Could Scuttle Talks with Biden by Kamran Bokhari The most important thing for Iran is to secure a respite from sanctions, but Tehran cannot just simply come to the table after sustaining such a major hit against its national security elite. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2020 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.