Experts in the News | Miller Center

Biden in virus race

"The chances of a recount flipping tens of thousands of votes across multiple states in his favor are outside anything we have seen in American history," William Antholis, director of the University of Virginia's Miller Center think tank, wrote.

William Antholis

Fmr. White House Advisor: Our democratic culture 'is at risk'

When it comes to President Trump’s refusal to concede, Former Obama Administration Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes says that ‘democracy isn’t guaranteed,’ it requires a democratic culture.

Melody Barnes

Chris Lu on the Importance of Transition Planning

Senior Fellow Chris Lu is interviewed on MSNBC.

Chris Lu

Election 2020: Implications for US foreign policy

As Americans process the results of an historic election, there are many pressing foreign policy questions facing the next administration. If Joe Biden wins the White House and Republicans retain control of the Senate, what impact would divided government between those bodies have on U.S. foreign policy? With Trumpism remaining a powerful political force, can we expect a return to traditional U.S. leadership? On Monday, November 9, Foreign Policy at Brookings hosted a panel discussion to consider these questions and other implications of the next U.S. administration for the future of American foreign policy. Questions from the audience followed the discussion.

Eric Edelman

Biden Faces Immediate Tests in Asia

Superficially, many in Asia welcomed President Donald Trump’s tough talk about China, praising his administration’s emphasis on “strategic competition” with Beijing. But his policies—particularly on trade and investment—are widely viewed as having undercut that goal. President-elect Joe Biden now has an opportunity to set the stage for more systematic, institutionalized, and effective competition with Beijing.

Evan Feigenbaum

Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

"The irony is that the president derided him as ‘Mark Yesper’ and the reason that he got fired is that he wasn’t,” said Eric Edelman, a former top Pentagon official under President George W. Bush. “It’s mean-spirited vengeance and vindictiveness, and he’s doing it because he can.”

Eric Edelman