Prof Ezzedine Fishere writes a column in "The Washington Post" about President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East and says, "He must be careful not to create more problems than he is trying to solve." After a year and half of avoiding making strategic choices in the Middle East, President Biden will finally show his hand.
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Japan political experts Yusaku Horiuchi and Jennifer Lind weigh in.
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Dartmouth College associate professor and expert on Asian foreign policy, Jennifer Lind says the impact of Abe's assassination will be profound. As many in Japan and those who worked with him mourn his death, shock over the incident could create a new norm in Japan. With very few incidents involving gun violence, Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in the middle of a campaign speech. The incident, which was caught on camera is now prompting reaction from leaders across the globe.
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"If voters are deciding early, they may not have heard very much from an unknown challenger, or a challenger who sort of takes off towards the end of the campaign," the professor of government emerita tells Vermont Public about the evolution of early voting, which is already underway for Vermont's Aug. 9 primary. Read more at: https://dartgo.org/quotedfowlervp
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More than 18 million of the youngest children in the United States can finally get Covid-19 vaccines, closing one of the largest remaining gaps in eligibility. "The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old," said President Joe Biden this week at a vaccine clinic in Washington, DC.
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