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George Beebe

Nato-lithuania
Europe

When does NATO actually promote US interests?

Instead of deftly dividing our adversaries, we have bumbled our way toward uniting them against us

Connecting dots: What Russia can learn from the US after 9/11
Europe

Connecting dots: What Russia can learn from the US after 9/11

Mistrust, fury, and the urge for retribution. This, Washington knows all too well.

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Europe

Europeans' last ditch clutch at Ukrainian victory

France's Macron raised the idea of Western troops entering the fray, others want to send longer range missiles. It's all folly.

Russia's upper hand puts US-Ukraine at a crossroads
Europe

Russia's upper hand puts US-Ukraine at a crossroads

Absent a compromise settlement, massive levels of aid for Kyiv would have to continue, perhaps indefinitely

Don't disrupt Uzbekistan's Russia-China balance
Asia-Pacific

Don't disrupt Uzbekistan's Russia-China balance

Tashkent is a valuable regional mediator. Washington shouldn't view it as a pawn in its game of great power competition