100 Ideas for the First Hundred Days of the Biden Administration

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100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 28, 2021

#40: Report to Americans Regularly on US Military Operations

By: Christopher Preble What is the kernel of the issue? Declining public trust in the institutions of government and doubts about the direction of US foreign policy undermine the Biden administration’s ability to craft and implement an effective and sustainable national security strategy. Why is the issue important? The American people, who bear the risks […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 27, 2021

#39: Revive and Expand the OTA

By: Paul Saffo What is the kernel of the issue? The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) has laid dormant since being defunded in 1995. Why is the issue important? The OTA provided Congress with objective expert analyses of scientific and technical issues critical to legislative decision-making. Recent events from the pandemic to climate-related weather disasters are a reminder that […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 26, 2021

#38: Reform the Intelligence Collection Process for Cyber Threats

By: Erica Borghard What is the kernel of the issue? Privately-owned critical infrastructure, such as financial institutions and the healthcare sector, is routinely targeted in cyberspace for coercive and strategic purposes by adversaries. However, the private sector does not yet play a meaningful, systematic role in shaping how the US government collects intelligence about cyber […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 25, 2021

#37: Boycott the Beijing Olympics in 2022

By: Matthew R. Crouch What is the kernel of the issue? The participation of any democratic nation in the 2022 Winter Olympics, while hosted in Beijing, is a tacit endorsement of the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.   Why is the issue important? US leadership on issues of human rights is critical to enforcing the standards of […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 24, 2021

#36: Develop a National Service Program

By: Matthew R. Crouch and Christopher P. Mulder What is the kernel of the issue? The United States lacks broad opportunities that build Americans’ commitment to our national interests and values. Current programs for young people to serve at the national level are narrow and limited; that should change.    Why is the issue important? […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 23, 2021

#35: Decouple from China the Right Way

By: Franklin D. Kramer, Matthew Kroenig, and Jeffrey Cimmino What is the kernel of the issue? The economies of the United States and its allies and China have become highly interdependent, with significant flows of trade and finance across their borders. There is currently a debate about whether the United States should “decouple” from the […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 22, 2021

#34: Build a Countering Coronavirus Coalition to Help End the Pandemic

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? Vaccine nationalism is understandable—we want to ensure that every American can be vaccinated as soon as possible—but uncertainty about how the pandemic can be ended points to the critical importance for American security for the United States to take a global vaccination approach immediately. Why […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 21, 2021

#33: Create A NATO-China Council

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? Members of the NATO Alliance and China have no structured forum for dialogue, despite significant perceived interests becoming increasingly at odds.  Why is the issue important? The need for a dialogue among NATO members and China is growing quickly. China’s all-domain offensive appears to be accelerating, […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 20, 2021

#32: De-Link Issues Across the US-China Portfolio

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? In previous administrations, US policymakers have linked issues across the policy agenda vis-à-vis China in a way that ultimately did not serve US and allied interests. For example, during the Obama administration, US policymakers did not push back on China’s aggressive military activities in the […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 19, 2021

#31: Call For An Immediate G20 Summit on Vaccine Distribution

By: Josh Lipsky What is the kernel of the issue? The Biden Administration has a unique opportunity to revitalize the G20 in its first 100 days. The G20 Leaders’ Summit was created during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and became the key forum to coordinate the rescue of the global economy. However, in the years […]

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