by Elizabeth Shackelford This week, I’m getting married in France. I should be writing my vows, but instead I’m writing this column, though the concept of marriage […]
Tag: foreign policy
To deter China, Biden must reassure
by Doyle McManus Last week, in an unscripted moment, President Joe Biden warned bluntly that if China invades Taiwan, the United States will come to the island’s […]
It’s not up to the West to call the shots
by Erik Gartzke The war in Ukraine has gone well from the perspective of Western pundits and officials. Russia has seen a series of costly reversals on […]
Joining the club: Welcome Sweden, Finland to NATO
On Feb. 24, when Putin (like other would-be conquerors we’ll be mentioning today, he only needs one name) invaded Ukraine, the Russian despot wanted to change history. […]
In Somalia, business as usual a bad idea
by Elizabeth Shackelford Somalia swore in a new president last weekend after nearly two years of delay as the incumbent clung to power. The next day, the […]
Macron’s win is an opportunity for France and the EU
by Lionel Laurent In 2017, France bucked the populist trend by voting for Emmanuel Macron against europhobic Marine Le Pen. In 2022, it has done so again […]
French election has global stakes
At his victory celebration in 2017, newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron strode to a podium at the Louvre to the sounds of “Ode to Joy.” He […]
Biden slipped up, but he was right
President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw on Saturday movingly framed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a battle “between liberty and repression, between a rules-based order and […]
In Miami, Albright was the beloved ‘Madame Cojones’
Yes, we’re pretty sure Madeleine Albright’s were brass, and they earned her the name “Madame Cojones.” It was a fitting nickname for Albright, who died last Wednesday […]
Losing, desperate Putin can be terrifying
by Hal Brands The war in Ukraine is getting more dangerous, in part because it is going better than Ukraine’s supporters could have imagined. President Joe Biden […]
