Why it would be better if this Democracy Summit never happened
The Biden administration risks the charge of hypocrisy as it picks and chooses which authoritarians are in, and which are out.
The Biden administration risks the charge of hypocrisy as it picks and chooses which authoritarians are in, and which are out.
As tensions mount on the Ukrainian border, the US must try to understand Moscow’s insecurities and work toward shared goals.
This could be the most important conversation the men will have — and a chance to tamp down increasing tensions over Ukraine.
Since its assurances not to move “one inch” outside Germany, the alliance as moved 600 miles closer to Russia.
Just when the alliance needs to be deescalating the situation with Russia over Ukraine, he’s been throwing kerosene on the flames.
At a time when Washington wants to reduce tension with Moscow, these acts verge on the insane.
Russia hopes to blow new life into a proposal for a multilateral security architecture in the Gulf, with the tacit approval of the Biden administration.
In recent statements, Moscow seems much more realistic about the consequences of actual conflict with Kiev and Western powers.
The short-term crisis between the two neighbors has dissipated. But in the longer term, relations have gotten a lot more complicated.
As tensions rise in Ukraine, hawks in the West are promoting a more confrontational stance toward Moscow.
How Damascus could become the next arena for geopolitical competition between the region’s Arab power centers and Iran.
Washington shouldn’t be surprised, after years of building and leading security bulwarks against both countries.
Uzbekistan has been discussed as the most likely contender to accept some sort of U.S. military presence, despite Tashkent’s denials.
The further the Biden administration kicks the Ukraine issue down the road, the greater the chance for something to set it off.
The American statesman famous for bringing about ‘containment’ sought to view the world through Moscow’s eyes.
The visit comes amid a rocky patch in relations between the two partners, and in the middle of a heated election campaign.
The latest tit-for-tat comes amid signs of warming relations.
Along with the bad, there seems to be a number of goodwill gestures on both sides in hopes of building trust.
American withdrawal, coupled with the need to diversify Gulf state economies away from oil, is driving efforts to dial down regional tensions.
The sale of a Russian missile defense system encapsulates how the tide has turned.
It’s easy for smaller countries to exploit American fears in the ‘great power competition’ context.