If those leaked documents from the Pentagon are to be believed—and I think they are—the United States needs a plan B for Ukraine. As much...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that America’s diplomatic institutions—and especially the State Department—are under-resourced. This truth is especially evident when you compare the State...

If there’s a phrase that (supposedly) defines what U.S. foreign policy is all about these days, it’s “the need to uphold a rules-based order.” Case...

The détente between Saudi Arabia and Iran—with China playing a facilitating role—is not as momentous as Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, Anwar Sadat’s...

After the United States moved from the darkness of the Cold War into the pleasant glow of the so-called unipolar moment, a diverse array of...

I attended the Munich Security Conference for the first time this year, so I may be a member of Washington’s so-called Blob after all. I...

Russian President Vladimir Putin got many things wrong when he decided to invade Ukraine. He exaggerated his army’s military prowess. He underestimated the power of...

Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022, the two combatants have each suffered more than 100,000 casualties, along with thousands of tanks and other armored...