An inauspicious start to Biden’s democracies v. autocracies campaign
It was odd that Blinken chose to meet with Middle East autocrats in Israel at the same time Biden was marshaling the forces of the ‘rules based order.’
It was odd that Blinken chose to meet with Middle East autocrats in Israel at the same time Biden was marshaling the forces of the ‘rules based order.’
The move follows an announcement by the White House that it’s slapping a first tranche of sanctions on Moscow.
Have you ever heard the saying, ‘you should talk to the organ grinder, not his monkey’?
This week the secretary of state seemed to encourage Yair Lapid’s talk about using force. Is diplomacy dead?
The two men represent two countries with a lot of tensions right now — but also areas of real potential cooperation.
The Biden team is proving no better than Trump, bullying and treating allies as incapable of making their own decisions.
Dismal performances by top officials on China and Russia last week indicate an astonishing lack of self-awareness — or worse.
A more thorough understanding and less Manichean rhetoric will help us confront our very real challenges with Beijing.