Friday, January 1, 2021

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 1, 2021

While many say they will be glad to be rid of 2020, a new year does not mean America's problems have gone away.(Reuters: Carlo Allegri) 


At some point, 2020 stopped being merely a measurement of time and became a euphemism for suffering. 

"I can't wait for 2020 to be over," Americans said, again and again and again, because it was easier than listing out the compounding crises or addressing the specific causes at their core. 

In repeating the phrase, we postponed catharsis, subconsciously pinning our hopes for feeling better to the arrival of 2021. 

Yet when Americans wake up on New Year's Day, time will have passed, but without bringing solace for their suffering. The crises the country is facing will remain. 

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 Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 1, 2021 




Saudi Arabia braces for Joe Biden -- Laura Kelly, The Hill 

What Ukraine Can Expect from Joe Biden -- Dou Klain, National Interest 


10 Key Details in UK-EU Trade Deal -- Anna Isaac, Politico EU 





Foreign Policy Stories That Packed a Punch in 2020 -- Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy 

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