Biden doesn’t need a cold war to justify good policy
The president invoked inflated fears of China to make the case for his ambitious domestic goals.
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The president invoked inflated fears of China to make the case for his ambitious domestic goals.
They formed their own shadow army, some 90,000 in the country at its peak, but their problematic predomination is coming to an end.
A new report found that military spending around the world got a boost last year despite floundering economies due to COVID-19.
The chance to present Beijing as a leader in combating climate change seemed to play a role in Xi Jinping’s decision.
The piece opposed Biden’s Afghanistan troop withdrawal and originally didn’t disclose the author’s financial stake in that view.
The anti-Russian Blob has taken its first scalp in the Biden Administration, torpedoing an esteemed expert’s appointment to the NSC.
The military doesn’t make US foreign policy decisions and there’s a reason for that.
The war hawks will no doubt slam the president, but restrainers are coming out in support.
The Pentagon budget looks likely to increase, signaling that the Blob isn’t dead yet.
It won’t happen because that would mean the Atlantic alliance would have to mobilize for war.
In 2020, Trump reversed a total ban by Obama. According to a statement today, nothing has changed. Why?
Ambassador James Jeffrey is just reminding us how complicated and counterproductive our policy is there — if there is one.
US, Japanese, and South Korean officials met today to coordinate their approach: they should start by focusing on a peace regime.
The administration is pulling back military assets from the kingdom, suggesting a pivot that could affect the region.
It’s clear that the nuclear deal must be resurrected and protected before the Iranian elections and Biden seems to know that.
Reps. Murphy and Khanna are frustrated with the pace of JCPOA re-entry, but the White House may be ready to make some moves.
A draft of the upper income bracket might be the way to get Americans more engaged and more ‘invested’ in our conflicts overseas.
A prominent Iran hawk got called out after falsely blaming Biden for Iran’s projected economic growth.
As the May 1 deadline to withdraw nears, hawks’ arguments for staying are getting more creative.
According a new report private companies could sue if the U.S. pulled troops out May 1.
Future cooperation between these major carbon producing powers is essential, and frankly, would be refreshing.