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Foreign Policy
Biden foreign policy at 18 months
Biden’s foreign policy retains the usual mix of high ideals and pragmatic self-interest that has been a hallmark of U.S. foreign policy since the Republic’s founding. Biden should expect more shocks before the end of his term. There’s always going to be another “damned thing.” Continue Reading
Biden in the Middle East: The more things change …
Biden’s visit was a disappointment for those advocating major changes in U.S. policy toward the Middle East. For better or worse, he is sticking close to to the traditional U.S. playbook. Continue Reading
The Madrid Summit and the future of NATO
If the Ukraine war has reinvigorated NATO, the alliance’s future role — and Washington’s place in it — remains very much unsettled. Continue Reading
The war in Ukraine and geopolitics
The war in Ukraine is many things, including an egregious act of Russian aggression and a tragedy for the Ukrainian people. But the war also marks a decisive moment for global politics, most obviously in the case of European security architecture, and also in terms of the Far East. Both cases are of particular concern for the United States. Continue Reading
The war in Ukraine: How does it end?
Can either side find a way out of the war in Ukraine? What was it all for? Read more to find out. Continue Reading
Mexican complaint on avocado restrictions shows WTO dispute process not dead yet, but treatment still needed
U.S. government obstruction of the appointments process for the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals “court,” formally known as the appellate body, has allowed governments to act in bad faith, preventing adjudication from being completed by appealing the rulings of WTO dispute panels “into the void,” as this action has been termed. To resolve this crisis, the U.S. government needs to engage constructively on these issues. Continue Reading