President Trump’s suggestion that the United States should cut off trade with Spain over defense spending is one of those foreign-policy moments where a real issue gets paired with a very Trumpian solution: take a legitimate complaint, attach a flamethrower to it, and see who blinks first. The basic dispute is simple enough. Trump is…
Trump’s Ukraine Gambit: Siding with the Bully, Abandoning the Victim
In a move that has left Ukraine scrambling and Putin smirking, President Trump has ordered a "pause" on all U.S. military aid to Ukraine. This decision, made after a tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is yet another signal that Trump is more interested in forcing Ukraine to capitulate than in standing up to…
Europe Must Step Up: The Path to a Real Ukraine Peace Deal
For years, Europe has relied on the United States as the world's policeman, assuming we would foot the bill and send our troops while they focused on social programs, green energy initiatives, and bureaucratic red tape. That model is unsustainable and, frankly, unfair to American taxpayers. Now, with the war in Ukraine dragging on and…
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