Retrenchment and Being an ‘Ordinary Country’

Jonathan Katz tears apart George Packer’s essay on a “new theory of American power”:More importantly, who is “overdoing” what “retrenchment,” and where? The U.S. still operates at least 750 military bases in 81 countries and territories – on every continent except...

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Escalatory Pressures in the Russia-Ukraine War

Three articles related to the Russia-Ukraine War caught my attention Friday.The first, at NBC News, argues that Patriot missile batteries are not enough to defend Ukraine. The article urges the U.S. to provide Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine to enable attacks deep into...

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