Why it’s a bad idea to close US consulates in Russia
Withdrawing diplomats in response to bad behavior is self-defeating, particularly for the United States.
Withdrawing diplomats in response to bad behavior is self-defeating, particularly for the United States.
The U.S.-Russia relationship is already on life support. Acting imprudently now could make it dead on arrival.
The administration followed these six principles, keeping everything on the table while giving both sides room to breathe.
Biden’s Secretary of State pick inherits a lot of trouble, but we want to make sure he has the right solutions.
So far the the ‘Solar Winds’ hack has added up to espionage, not sabotage. Let’s be careful how we respond.
For now, Erdogan has strengthened his position in a rejiggering of the balance of power in the Caucasus between not only Russia and Turkey, but also Iran.
An enclave that already harbored substantial weaponry before 2017 is now a major center of Moscow’s military power.
For the past twenty years, under President Putin, Russian diplomacy has been reasserting its presence in the Middle East and in the Horn of Africa.
After four years of investigations, accusations, and dire warnings, it’s time to be realistic and re-engage.
Realists know that understanding what Russia and China will risk and why is critical to our policies going forward.
It’s a fairly simple equation: If there were no U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there would be no Russian bounties on them.
What is being forged on the ashes of America’s legacy in the region is an ideational partnership between two countries run by strongmen.
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.
This new round of sanctions is targeted at anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad, including Lebanon, a country that’s already dealing with economic crisis of its own.
The United States is plunging further into its self-defeating foreign policy with new “maximum pressure” sanctions on Syria and anyone doing business with it.
Tangling with the Russian bear above, and especially under, the seas does not comport with U.S. national security interests.
Now that Turkey has joined the fight, is Russia looking to settle for a stalemate?
The U.S. should fully withdraw its forces from Syria and use its remaining leverage to facilitate diplomacy between Syria’s neighbors that are heavily enmeshed in the civil war.
A close look at the strategic landscape suggests that lifting or extending the arms embargo will have a limited security impact.
Flexing military muscles to counter Russia in the Arctic risks sparking a situation where states embark on the relentless mission of trying to achieve a monopoly of violence in the region.