‘Shut Up,’ They Explained

The Biden administration doesn’t like being asked legitimate questions to provide evidence for their claims:Top White House and State Department officials tried to shut down reporters’ questions on Thursday about the veracity of Biden administration claims on Russia...

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Senator Menendez’s Attack on Diplomacy

Sen. Bob Menendez delivered a speech today attacking the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the negotiations in Vienna. It was a typically bad speech filled with false and misleading claims, but it is worth noting because it shows how unreasonable...

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US Inflexibility and ‘Great Power Competition’

Peter Beinart makes an interesting observation about the way most U.S. policymakers understand “great power competition” with China and Russia:What prevails today in Washington’s halls of power is a defense of unipolarity dressed up as a recognition that unipolarity...

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Another Saudi Coalition Massacre in Yemen

A Saudi coalition airstrike on a prison killed at least 60 people and wounded at least 100 more in northern Yemen as part of the coalition’s reprisal attacks after the Houthis claimed drone and missile attacks that hit targets in Abu Dhabi earlier this week:At least...

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What Would Kennan Say?

Walter Russell Mead does a good job of making Russia hawks look ridiculous:As the Ukrainian crisis deepens, there is only one option that would stop a Russian invasion – and that is the one that all the serious players in Washington say is off the table: dispatching...

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The Insanity of Russia Hawks

Evelyn Farkas, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, goes full alarmist:The world will watch our response. Any subsequent acceptance of Russian gains will spell the beginning of the end of the international order. If Europe, NATO, and its allies in Asia...

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Si Vis Pacem, Don’t Listen to Joe Lieberman

Geoff Ramsey urges Biden to change the stagnant Venezuela policy that he inherited from Trump:As he usually does, Joe Lieberman is banging war drums:A great Roman general said a long time ago, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” That is wise counsel worth following...

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