Europe On NATO membership and 'core principles,' the US treads on thin ice Ukraine supposedly has the 'right' to choose its alliances, but as Washington has proven in its own backyard, no country really does.Ted SniderMarch 24, 2022
Asia-Pacific With Russia & China, America's righteous crusader routine is getting old The question remains, are US policy elites aware of how their actions are perceived abroad, or do they know and just don't care?Ted Galen CarpenterFebruary 01, 2022
Asia-Pacific Chinese official's unusually blunt comments over US-Taiwan raises eyebrows The ambassador's statements are upping the ante. If both sides don't check their rhetoric, it could lead to a confrontation sooner than we think.Michael D. SwaineJanuary 29, 2022
Europe What Biden needs to do in his video chat with Putin This could be the most important conversation the men will have — and a chance to tamp down increasing tensions over Ukraine.Robert E. HunterDecember 07, 2021
Europe Tit for tat diplomatic expulsions by Russia and US are absurd and reckless At a time when Washington wants to reduce tension with Moscow, these acts verge on the insane.Anatol LievenDecember 02, 2021
Military Industrial Complex Washington is awash in debt, yet hawks want us to borrow even more We're busting the deficit for allies who don't necessarily want it. Is this what Biden means by “foreign policy for the middle class?" Doug BandowMarch 22, 2021