Protecting our partners: evacuating interpreters should be a no-brainer
Biden’s withdrawal plan should include Afghans who directly supported U.S. troops and are now vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.
Biden’s withdrawal plan should include Afghans who directly supported U.S. troops and are now vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.
The president is bringing good — and bad — ideas for drawing partners into his East Asia policy in his suitcase. Will the right ones prevail?
To avoid conflict, credible deterrence must be paired with reassurance that the US won’t push for Taipei’s independence.
A recent QI panel featuring critics of the internationalist order on the right drew special fire, along with ad hominem attacks.
Leading by example is far more effective than a heavy-handed response to Lukashenko’s abuses.
And it’s a head-scratcher, since his campaign once called Trump’s withdrawal of the Cold War agreement ‘short-sighted.’
With a potential prime minister more right wing than Netanyahu, Biden may have an even harder time pressing Tel Aviv for change.
The president is going full speed ahead on beefing up the triad and expensive modernization — despite cries from his own party.
Those who fought there say they are conflicted, angry, and sad, but knew for years that Afghanistan would never be ‘won.’
Poznansky’s new book shows how the U.S. pays lip service to international rules while doing what it wants behind the scenes.
A narrower diplomatic protest may be appropriate, but it’s not likely to compel real policy changes in Beijing.
With reformists out of the picture, the contest will serve as a mere formality for hardliners.
After the withdrawal the US can use aid as leverage, but it can no longer ignore the corruption festering in the system.
Intervention might be tempting, especially after a civilian plane was forced down to arrest a journalist, but grave caution is advised.
In fact, GOP presidents were much tougher on Tel Aviv in the wake of its aggression against neighbors, settlements, and civilian attacks.
Members of Congress are pressing President Biden to put the squeeze on Riyadh, and to use weapons sales as leverage.
Aside from the contradictions and hypocrisies, it’s not worth alienating Russia and China, with whom the US must cooperate.
Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown is disingenuous when he says the military will be cut to offset costs for bold plans at home.
Bet you didn’t know there was an authorization for the use of military force against international communism still on the books.
Both sides require an antagonistic relationship for survival.
The Strategic Competition Act purports to oppose anti-Asian racism but its provisions would actually contribute to it.