Many in Japan believe that the 2020 U.S. presidential election is a test of the very concept of democracy.
MoreThe election of Joe Biden as forty-sixth president of the United States is good news for strategic U.S.-European relations and good news for Polish-U.S. relations. The threat of a U.S. withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and disengagement from Europe will no longer hang over the transatlantic relationship, freeing these two fundamental elements
MoreJoe Biden's recent electoral win could enable the United States to develop a more balanced government focused on national unity. For the rest of the world, his presidency could imply a greater willingness to work with allies and friendly governments on regional and global challenges.
MoreDemocracy has been in retreat in many parts of the world. Reports by Freedom House and other watchdog groups show a decline of democratic freedoms for fourteen straight years and a surge in the number of elected authoritarians.
MoreFew regions will be more affected by President Donald J. Trump’s failure to win reelection than Europe.
MoreIn this Council of Councils global perspectives roundup, members of seventeen leading global think tanks reflect on the impact of the election outcome and the most important steps that the winner of the U.S. presidential election can take to advance global cooperation from their country or regional perspective.
MoreBlack Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors requested a meeting with President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the movement's agenda and lay out expectations for the incoming administration.
MoreA stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden are sitting at the State Department but the Trump administration is preventing him from accessing them, according to State Department officials familiar with the messages.
MorePresident Donald Trump's efforts to deny the outcome of the 2020 election cannot change an undeniable reality: Joe Biden won decisively, and his lead nationally and in key states has grown over time as more votes have been counted. President-elect Biden is likely to end up over 5 million votes ahead of Trump in the
MoreLast week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
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