Americas

There is “every reason” for people in Israel to conclude their prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is prolonging the war against Hamas to stay in power, President Joe Biden said in a Time interview published Wednesday. Biden also said that Israel made the “mistake” of conducting a Gaza campaign …

Biden’s tariffs on Chinese goods will inadvertently undermine U.S. strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific. The Biden administration’s expansion of tariff rates on Chinese manufactured goods risks undermining the “free and open Indo-Pacific” that he pledged to defend. By applying tax rates of up to 100 percent on Chinese …

As Biden and Trump compete over who can raise tariffs on China the most to win blue-collar votes, both ignore the disadvantages of protectionism and “derisking” from China. Specifically, the United States risks global leadership, economic growth, and progress against climate change as it turns away from China …

For now, direct confrontation between Israel and Iran has been defused. Yet, while efforts by both sides were calibrated to minimize potential fallout, much of the credit for de-escalation is owed to international intercession and good luck. Since October 7 and the onset of the war on Gaza, …

Aiming to defeat the Chinese Communist Party, such a strategy could backfire, strengthening the CCP and increasing conflict risks. The preferred strategy is maintaining U.S. dominance through enhanced focus on the Indo-Pacific, innovation, and alliances, while remaining open to engagement with China. Summary and Key Points: The U.S. …

The global foreign policy elite is in the throes of near hysteria at the realistic prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. And yet, they have little to fear. The global foreign policy elite is in the throes of near hysteria at the realistic prospect of Donald …

Ted Ross Biden’s tariffs on Chinese goods will inadvertently undermine U.S. strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific. The Biden administration’s expansion of tariff rates on Chinese manufactured goods risks undermining the “free and open Indo-Pacific” that he pledged to defend. By applying tax rates of up to 100 percent …

It’s not Joe Biden’s poll numbers that worry me, exactly. It’s the denial of what’s behind them. Among likely voters, Biden is trailing Donald Trump by one point in Wisconsin and three points in Pennsylvania. He’s ahead by a point in Michigan. Sweeping those three states is one …

James Holmes The United States’ standing in the world hinges on alliances and fellowships of all types—chiefly in the rimlands and marginal seas ringing the Eurasian supercontinent. America has no strategic position in the rimlands without them. So I winged out to Chicago last month for a symposium …