Henry Alt-Haaker

Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #FutureofAdmissions In October, the Supreme Court heard two cases on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, otherwise known as race-conscious admissions. The Court is expected to issue their decision in June, with many experts predicting that the outcome will severely limit, if not eliminate, the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.

Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #BBTI The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the announcement of AUKUS — a trilateral pact between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom — prompted a flurry of criticism from European policymakers with one senior EU official calling for a “pause and a reset” in trans-Atlantic relations. Do the core assumptions and principles underpinning U.S. policy towards Europe need rethinking? What does each side really need from the other?

Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #BBTI The Biden administration has signaled to its European partners that the United States is ready to recommit to alliances, international cooperation, and the trans-Atlantic relationship. Meanwhile, however, it continues to prioritize China and the Indo-Pacific. Given this dynamic, where does Europe fit into Biden’s foreign policy agenda? Can the United States and Europe responsibly engage non-democracies to tackle shared global threats?