by Nicholas Goldberg There’s been a lot of uplifting, we’re-in-it-to-win-it language used about the Ukraine war recently. The message being sent is that the United States is […]
Tag: foreign policy
Keep a light burning
by Steven Roberts Here’s a New Year’s resolution: Support Ukraine. Stop Putin. Kyiv needs all the essential weapons of war — tanks and missiles, howitzers and drones. […]
Why does defense budget keep growing?
by Daniel DePetris If there is one piece of legislation Congress prioritizes every year, it’s the annual government spending bill. After the usual last-minute hiccups over amendments, […]
Hostage-trading rarely ends well for U.S., but it’s a sad fact of life
The kidnapping sprees that made international travel perilous for Americans back in the 1980s and 1990s have returned in force. Only this time, other governments are joining […]
U.S. policy makes Ukraine fight by rules Russia doesn’t follow
by Doyle McManus Last week, Ukraine pulled off an audacious military feat: three drone strikes deep inside Russia, one against a target less than 150 miles from […]
Congress must keep promises to our allies. Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act
by Jack McCain As a Navy pilot and Afghanistan veteran, I know what it means to come down to the wire. On many occasions throughout my career, […]
America needs to try harder to match its foreign policy to its morals
by Nicholas Goldberg I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a […]
The elections are over, but foreign meddling isn’t
A top Russian oligarch and ally of Vladimir Putin openly stated his country has engaged in U.S. election meddling and would continue doing so in future elections. […]
In diplomacy with Saudi Arabia, cheap oil is louder than justice
When President Joe Biden screws up, he deserves to be called out just like any other American president. He had already generated considerable controversy with his hat-in-hand […]
Negotiations can’t end the war in Ukraine until one side has lost
by Eugene Finkel In recent days, we’ve seen an increase in calls for a negotiated solution of the war in Ukraine. From the chairman of the Joint […]
