Biden’s Early Foreign Policy Approach, an Oppo rtunity for Blue Cities in Red States, and More

April 26, 2021

The Biden administration has moved decisively on the global stage in its early days. Brookings President John R. Allen and Corey Broschak discuss the emerging “Biden doctrine,” how the president has tied together domestic and foreign policy, the shift in American leadership abroad, and more.

Blue cities in red states are at the fault lines of American democracy—but cities and states should be economic development allies, not adversaries. Josh Carpenter, Eli Byerly Duke, and Annelies Goger write that the American Rescue Plan presents an opportunity to forge bipartisan investment agendas between cities and states that can aid residents, drive economic renewal, and engender lasting policy realignment.

Though the Biden administration’s emphasis on treatment, prevention, and harm reduction in its drug policy is welcome, supply-side measures may actually become the biggest drug-related headache for the Biden administration. Vanda Felbab-Brown explains the challenges posed by China, India, Colombia, and Mexico.

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