One year later, Biden is right to have left Afghanistan
It’s a somber anniversary but the decision holds up
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
It’s a somber anniversary but the decision holds up
Did the Taliban know the al-Qaeda chief was in Kabul?
And we aren’t even remotely close to its end
At a time of war, everything is fair game
Outcomes will likely be unimpressive
Time for a review of Biden’s Afghanistan policy
Why should America keep pulling everyone else’s NATO weight?
The global oil market isn’t exactly cooperating
The Saudi trip will be the president’s most controversial yet
From our UK edition
You may not have caught it amidst other international developments, but the United States bombed Somalia last Friday. No, that isn’t a misprint. On June 3, the Somali government announced that the US had conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants west of the southern port city of Kismayo, killing approximately five fighters. The Pentagon has
From our UK edition
In late March, roughly a month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an unnamed Nato official told NBC News that the conflict was turning into a meat grinder for both sides. ‘If we’re not in a stalemate, we are rapidly approaching one,’ the Nato official said at the time. ‘The reality is that neither side has
Foreign policy leadership does not mean getting involved in every conflict
Serious peace negotiations will have to wait
Overthrowing a corrupt government is a lot easier than governing
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
There’s been a ceasefire in Yemen, though you can forgive the Yemenis for having doubts
They’re trying to avoid a war, which is why they view a Ukrainian security guarantee skeptically
Presidents don’t always have to say what they’re thinking
We’ve been brutal towards Russia and tepid towards the Saudis. Why?