Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 19, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at a coronavirus memorial event. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

David A. Andelman, CNN: The whole world is watching Biden as he takes charge

(CNN)The whole world is watching.

From Day One, President-elect Joe Biden has a tall order -- to rebuild around the world the shattered image of America that Donald Trump had cultivated from his first day, four long years ago.

At its core, this involves a restoration of the most critical underpinnings of America's national security and the world's well-being that Trump and his minions sought to dismantle, with increasing intensity through the final days and hours of his presidency.

And this process can, and indeed must, begin the very moment Biden takes his hand off the Bible after swearing to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 19, 2021

Biden Inauguration: What will Joe Biden do first? -- BBC

Biden’s first 100 days: What to expect on Covid-19, the economy and immigration -- France 24

How Iran Could Get Nuclear Weapons On Biden’s Watch -- Michael Rubin, 1945

Why Iran’s nuclear facilities are still vulnerable to attack -- Frank Gardner, BBC

New US administration’s Iran policy may be construed as self-deception -- Hassan Keyane, Jerusalem Post

Biden Doesn’t Need a New Middle East Policy. The Trump Administration Got the Region Right -- James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs

Saudi Arabia vindicated as pandemic hits global oil demand -- Grant Smith, Bloomberg

China at the heart of rising Nile River conflict -- Jonathan Gorveyy, Asia Times

Beijing insists 2022 Winter Olympics will be ‘howling success’ -- Frank Chen, Asia Times

Can China Become the AI Superpower? -- Jinghan Zeng with Ben Horton, Chatham House