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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2021
Biden resists Afghan deadline pressure but seeks backup options
The president has come under withering criticism from lawmakers who say his administration is going to leave behind American citizens and Afghan allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2021
The Taliban now need to find friends
The Taliban's pledge of “inclusivity” could exclude many of its more radical elements, raising the risk they will seek partnerships with terrorist groups like al-Qaida.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2021
Biden says U.S. unwavering in evacuations as Taliban beat back crowd at airport
The United States has an unwavering commitment to getting U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat back thousands desperate to flee outside Kabul airport on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021
Afghanistan was always about American politics
From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, the American empire has been defeated and worn down about as thoroughly as the British and French in the early 1960s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2021
U.S. ambassador pick Rahm Emanuel could give Japan a direct line to Biden
After nearly two years, Japan could soon be getting a high-profile, Senate-approved U.S. ambassador — one who has the ear of the American president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Biden’s vow to protect Afghans who wish to flee faces headwinds as deadline looms
Advocates for Afghans who want to evacuate argue that Biden is underestimating the number of people who want to escape and the speed at which it can be done.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2021
China's pushback on COVID-19 and human rights trumps any desire for better relations with West
Beijing's doubling down on fringe theories about COVID-19 is part of an upsurge in China's attempts to deflect criticism, experts and diplomats say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Biden ran on competence and empathy. Afghanistan is testing that.
The chaotic endgame of the American withdrawal has undercut some of the most fundamental premises of President Biden's presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
Biden assured G7 allies in June that U.S. would ensure Kabul’s stability
The discussions between G7 leaders highlight how many governments were caught off guard by the speed of the Taliban advance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine poised to get full U.S. approval next week
President Joe Biden believes the approval will help woo more Americans to get the shot. Pfizer's vaccine has been in use in the U.S. based on an emergency authorization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
In shift, Biden taps career diplomat, not politician, for ambassador to China
Experts said the choice of Burns indicated Biden sought a new model of communication with Beijing at a time when regular high-level dialogues have atrophied amid soured ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
West struggles with Afghanistan chaos as Biden again defends withdrawal
Chaos around Kabul Airport was so bad that the U.S. military was forced to use three helicopters to transport 169 Americans into the complex from a building just 200 meters away.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2021
The Taliban say they’ve changed; now they must prove it
As the Taliban offer assurances about the militant group's readiness to govern humanely, their record encourages deep concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2021
Blaming Biden will not help the Afghans still at risk
Though tragic, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not a surprise to many. Laying blame now for the defeat will not help those in need of protection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2021
Pakistan: The catalyst for the U.S. washout in Afghanistan
The biggest U.S. mistake after 9/11 was the failure to secure long-term support from the frontline states surrounding Afghanistan such as Iran, China, Russia and, above all, Pakistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021
Escalating U.S.-China solar spat threatens Biden green goals
Multiple companies have had solar components detained at U.S. ports in the aftermath of a Biden administration ban on equipment using raw materials originally from Hoshine Silicon Industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. leaves more blood in the sand
Almost every modern U.S. military intervention in the developing world has come to rot. It's hard to think of an exception since the Korean War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021
'The Taliban are knocking:' Afghan allies of U.S. fear the worst
Joe Biden's rapid pullout left thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. military in a desperate race to escape.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021
Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport
Since the Taliban entered Kabul over the weekend, scenes of chaos have unfolded as thousands seek to leave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021
Terror and the Taliban
The reality is while the Taliban and Al-Qaida do share a similar religious ideology and worldview, they have very different objectives.

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