Biden’s Pentagon wants to keep the military overstretched
The latest Global Posture Review refuses to make hard choices
Daniel DePetris
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Stop pretending Ukraine will ever be in NATO
It’s a fantasy that accomplishes nothing except to provoke Vladimir Putin
Monday
The dictator behind Europe’s next migrant crisis
Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has the EU over a barrel
The Democratic hype around Beto O’Rourke 2020 smacks of desperation
The Democrats have yet to adapt to a political world where Obama is no longer the big, bright sun of the political universe
Saturday
Can America avoid the next crisis in Iran?
Diplomacy with the Islamic Republic could collapse completely
Thursday
Why is the US still in Syria?
American troops have completed the objective set out by President Obama in 2014
Wednesday
America has few good options in Haiti
US missionaries have been kidnapped by a gang — yet there’s very little we can do about it
Tuesday
The Taliban learn just how hard governing Afghanistan is
A civil war America is thankfully no longer a part of
Wednesday
Biden stole Trump’s foreign policy
He promised a sea change but he’s done next to nothing different
Wednesday
Congress’s defense budget is pure madness
They’re set to spend even more money than Joe Biden wants to
Tuesday
Biden’s big UN whopper
He says America doesn’t want to fight ‘the wars of the past’, but we still are
Wednesday
Will Biden deal with the Taliban?
He may need to, given that we still have interests in Afghanistan
Tuesday
Congress got mad about Afghanistan 20 years too late
Suddenly lawmakers want to hold officials accountable. Where have they been?
Monday
The problem is a lot bigger than Trump
Accountability for the public health crisis we face goes far beyond the 45th president
Wednesday
The Democratic primary is now a two-man race between Biden and Bernie
The real loser tonight is Elizabeth Warren
Friday
Don’t fall for Pelosi’s claims of civility: Democrats will be ruthless if they take power
Pelosi and her lieutenants have a significant problem — a growing segment of the Democratic Party doesn’t appear interested in legislating
Wednesday
Bombs in Democratic mailboxes show how ugly American politics has become
Politics in America has been toxic for a long time now
Monday
The invisible 2020 Democratic primary is already underway
Donors are being courted and small-dollar donor lists are being compiled and expanded
Wednesday
Jeff Flake 2020: Is the retiring senator warming up for a presidential challenge?
He is acting like a man with nothing to lose
Monday
Why Ted Cruz is craving a Team Trump trip to Texas
His rival Beto O’Rourke is just four points behind him in the polls
