Biden’s cabinet marks the return of The Blob.
Curt Mills: Tony Blinken Shows Biden’s Premium On Loyalty
TACNovember 23, 2020
Antony Blinken, a veteran Washington foreign policy hand and longtime consigliere to the president-elect, will be nominated secretary of State this week, most major media are reporting.
Robert Wright and Conor Echols: Grading candidates for Biden’s foreign policy team: William Burns
nonzeroNovember 23, 2020
Burns, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Russia and as deputy secretary of state, gets particularly high marks for cognitive empathy – understanding the perspectives and motivations of international actors.
The Hill: Trump administration pulls out of Open Skies Treaty with Russia
the hillNovember 22, 2020
The Trump administration has officially withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty, six months after starting the process to leave.
Amber Atheny: Is a populist right-progressive left anti-war alliance still possible?
RSNovember 22, 2020
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the U.S. is pulling 2,500 American troops from Afghanistan and hundreds from Iraq and Somalia — a move that is in line with President Trump’s campaign promise to put “America first” and end “forever wars.” It is also a signal that a left-right alliance backing elements of his agenda is not only still possible, but critical as Joe Biden replaces him in the White House.
Dimitri Simes Jr: For Russia, Biden’s rise strengthens China’s gravitational pull
Nikkei Asia November 22, 2020
In the early days of the Barack Obama administration, then-Vice President Joe Biden briefly advocated for “pressing the reset button” in U.S. relations with Russia. Biden’s upcoming presidency, however, looks more likely to push Russia into a closer relationship with China.
Subrata Ghoshroy: Why does missile defense still enjoy bipartisan support in Congress?
BOASNovember 20, 2020
The program to develop a missile defense system to protect the United States mainland has existed in one form or another for nearly six decades. Though it was controversial from the beginning and faced nearly unsurmountable technical challenges, it has enjoyed bipartisan support and continued funding in Congress for more than 20 years.
Zack Brown: Why America Should Bring Home Its Nuclear Weapons
TNINovember 20, 2020
Why American nuclear weapons in Europe no longer make sense.
Paul Robinson: Inside the Imagination of The Atlantic Council’s Diane Francis
irrussianalityNovember 20, 2020
I’m guessing that national newspapers have largely given up fact-checking their authors, writes Paul Robinson.
Gordon Hahn: The Russia-West Tinderbox
gordonhahn.comNovember 18, 2020
The potential for a military conflict between Russia and NATO continues to grow as Russo-Western contention over spheres of influence in the historically war-torn region of Eastern Europe-Western Eurasia, what some call or hope to institute as the ‘Intermarium’ between the Black Sea in the south and the White or Baltic Sea in the north, continues to move towards resolution.