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Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Not America’s Fate
The midterms are over; the battle to reimagine the United States’ place in the world has just begun.
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The Biden Administration is eager to reverse the Trump administration’s policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran and reenter the Iranian nuclear deal, or JCPOA. Xiyue Wang, who spent 40 months as a prisoner in Iran on false charges of espionage, shares his criticism of this approach. What is the nature of the Iranian regime? What is problematic about “Obama-style engagement”? And what should U.S. policy toward Iran be?
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Cole Bunzel
Wang Xiyue
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Money and Power: Historical Lessons for Stablecoins and U.S Dollar Dominance
The Hoover Institution Economic Policy Working Group hosted “Money and Power: Historical Lessons for Stablecoins and U.S Dollar Dominance” with Michael D. Bordo, the Duncan Stewart Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
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