The failure of hashtag diplomacy
Just as under Obama, the Biden administration seems to think it can stop Putin by tweeting
Ukraine
Monday
Sunday
What does Russia hope to achieve in Ukraine?
Putin hopes to assert Russian control in the region, keep the West off-balance and face no consequences
Thursday
Can Putin ever be stopped?
The Russian president will only halt his prospective move on Ukraine if he fears the costs and risks of invasion are too high
Tuesday
Biden chickens out of Iran negotiations
And naturally he’s blaming Israel too. Surprised?
America still won’t risk a war with Russia over Ukraine
That cold reality ought to be the backdrop to the ongoing crisis diplomacy between Washington and Moscow
Tuesday
Biden must encourage Ukraine to negotiate
It’s a hard reality to swallow but America can’t deploy combat troops against the Russians
Saturday
Why America needs a grand bargain with Russia
It’s unfortunate but Ukraine cannot become a member of NATO
Wednesday
Stop pretending Ukraine will ever be in NATO
It’s a fantasy that accomplishes nothing except to provoke Vladimir Putin
Monday
The return of Marty Peretz
Ex-proprietor likes the look of Vlad Davidzon
Friday
The Democrats damned Biden by impeaching Trump
If a phone call is grounds for removal, then things are about to get interesting
Wednesday
The Biden-Putin summit was a diplomatic nothingburger
There were no breakthroughs — but at least, by Putin’s account at least, there was ‘no hostility’ between the two sides
Wednesday
The American mess in the Ukraine
In early 2014, civil war broke out in the Donbass after a US-backed coup d’état
Sunday
Hunter Biden’s Beautiful Things is an ugly piece of fiction
Only in America — and banana republics and one-party dictatorships — can naked nepotism be converted into virtue
Wednesday
Oh, there’s Hunter…
The thing speaks for itself. Indeed, it is eloquent
Thursday
Why is the media downplaying the Hunter Biden story?
It’s as if impeachment never happened!
Friday
Babies on demand: the nasty side of surrogacy
One agency shows a smiling blonde wearing a T-shirt captioned ‘I grow cute babies’
Wednesday
You say you want a revolution?
History professors compare our present moment to 1917 Russia
Sunday
Will the coronavirus succeed where Russiagate and Ukrainegate failed?
At last, Donald Trump’s enemies may have found a winner
Friday
Lamar Alexander clears the way for an unbound Trump
But no one has done more to bolster Trump’s fortunes than Mitch McConnell
You call this ‘abuse of power’?
By impeaching Trump for mentioning Joe Biden on a phone call, House Democrats are absolving previous US governments for doing far worse