In defense of Sanna Marin, Finland’s partying PM
For the sake of all us anti-puritans, let’s hope she isn’t Finnished
Nato
Thursday
Thursday
NATO vote shows conservatives are getting it right
Contra Josh Hawley, admitting Finland and Sweden is ‘America First’
Wednesday
Why expanding NATO is an America First idea
Finland and Sweden aren’t trying to exploit Western largesse
Tuesday
Defending Ukraine should be a European project
Why should America keep pulling everyone else’s NATO weight?
Monday
What happens to US fighters captured in Ukraine?
Much of what passes as ‘justice’ in wartime is meted out by the victor
Thursday
The age of American unexceptionalism
It’s hard to be exceptional when your causes are so pathetically underwhelming
Tuesday
‘America or chaos’ is a false choice
Foreign policy leadership does not mean getting involved in every conflict
Monday
Putin’s Victory Day speech shows he’s not backing down
Serious peace negotiations will have to wait
Tuesday
Is NATO about to get even bigger?
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
Tuesday
Russia becomes a lost cause
As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
Monday
Why Putin won’t save NATO
The West’s best hope is to rediscover a self-affirming anti-imperialism on the nationalist right
Springtime for Cold War nostalgics
Weariness with, and wariness of, the Cold War was very real and ought to give us pause
Thursday
The Kremlin’s clown prince
Vladimir Zhirinovsky wanted to bomb Washington and made Putin appear sane
Tuesday
Don’t blame the West for its Ukraine hesitance
They’re trying to avoid a war, which is why they view a Ukrainian security guarantee skeptically
Sunday
The next phase of the Ukraine war
Putin cannot afford to end the conflict without securing major gains in the east
Tuesday
Don’t let Russia end the old world order
If we allow Putin to tear up that order, any pivot to China will be made more difficult
Monday
Has Biden lost his mind on Ukraine?
He’s claiming the benefits of a wartime president without most of the war
Biden’s ad-libs are making the world less safe
Presidents don’t always have to say what they’re thinking
Why Biden’s slip-up is so revealing
In the months to come, regime change will morph into the de facto goal
Saturday
No more dithering over Ukraine
Help Ukraine win while ensuring NATO forces do not fight the Russians
