| Our Grand Strategy page is proud usher in 2021 with another week of cutting-edge foreign policy content curation. China remains the number one foreign policy challenge, and navigating that challenge in a tempered, tough, sober, and strategic way remains a top priority for restraint-oriented strategists. Toward this end, we highly recommend Richard Hanania's piece which addresses the ideological basis of China's perceived threat. In a similar vein, Andrew Bacevich re-directs focus from the "national security threat" of China to the arguably much more severe threat of internal dysfunction and corruption within the United States itself. Our curated content continues to follow closely the foreign policy implications of President-Elect Joe Biden's incoming team. The Spectator's editorial throws cold water on any optimistic expectations, characterizing his team as the same old foreign policy blob. Ted Galen Carpenter similarly registers disappointment with Biden's foreign policy dream-team. We continue to provide coverage of specific foreign policy hot spots. Readers interested in South Korea will benefit from Doug Bandow's piece, while those interested in the prospects of troop withdrawal should take a look at Stephen Miles' insightful piece. In light of China's recent economic arrangement with Europe, readers will want to consult Carpenter's piece on the implications for EU-US relations, and what this says about a united front countering China. Other than China, the future of the so-called "Iran Deal" is a subject of great interest to everyone concerned with foreign policy. On that topic, we recommend Bonnie Kristian offers a background understanding of Trump's relationship with Iran. Matthew Petti analyzes the Iran deal itself and its prospects in the Biden Administration. Finally, we recommend John Mearsheimer's piece for those interested in understanding our current situation in relation to the grand strategy big picture. In the News Matthew Petti, Responsible Statecraft John Cookson, National Interest Robert Moore, The Hill Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft Daniel DePetris, Newsweek Bonnie Kristian, Military.com Daniel DePetris, RealClearWorld Joe Cirincione, Responsible Statecraft Doug Bandow, American Conservative Hanna Trudo & Spencer Ackerman, Daily Beast Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest The Spectator Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy Stephen Miles, Responsible Statecraft Daniel Larison, American Conservative Deconstructed One year ago, the U.S. government assassinated Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport. Is it possible that Donald Trump, now entering the final weeks of his presidency, might have further plans for Iran before he leaves office? Economics and Beyond Trita Parsi talks about the incredible amount of destruction that US foreign policy has wrought in Iran and in many other places, and how it has actually made the US less safe and less able to address the challenges ahead | 
