by Daniel DePetris Nearly 21 months after the U.S. withdrawal from a two-decadelong misadventure in Afghanistan, an increasingly polarized Washington continues to ask the same old questions. […]
Tag: foreign policy
Democracy under the knife in Sudan
by Haley Morrow and Tom H. Hastings The streets of Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, have been engulfed in violent conflict for two weeks; thousands have […]
Discord leaks make high stakes in Ukraine’s spring offensive higher
by Doyle McManus The bizarre torrent of intelligence documents posted on a gamers’ chat server, allegedly by a 21-year-old National Guard technician, produced headlines last week about […]
Afghanistan report sugar-coats Biden, Trump catastrophe
The Biden administration admits to having made some mistakes — some — in its withdrawal from Afghanistan, but the admission doesn’t come close to acknowledging the catastrophe […]
McCarthy does it right in meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who doesn’t always speak for America, did so with moral clarity when he met visiting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen last week along with […]
America First means U.S. farmers fall behind
by Adam Minter It’s a familiar story: a once-dominant U.S. industry is challenged by low-cost competitors overseas and gradually loses market share. This time, however, the pressured […]
Now that Finland is part of NATO, can it help Ukraine fight Russia?
by Emma Ashford Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were celebrating at their headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday as the alliance welcomed Finland into its fold. […]
Putin ups ante with nukes in Belarus
by Andreas Kluth Let’s all hope that Chinese President Xi Jinping sees this outrage as a personal affront and gives his “friend” in Moscow a good talking […]
Republican disagreement over Ukraine support echoes isolationists of WWII
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The pointed exchanges among Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers about the U.S. commitment to Ukraine is a reminder that some policy debates never […]
Xi and Putin’s ‘no limits’ pact has limits, after all
by Martin Schram Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ended their Moscow summit this week by showcasing economic help and diplomatic support China will provide the now supplicant […]
