What Costs Can U.S. And Its Allies Impose On Russia?David Greene
But he said that, “IF THE COUNTRY WE ARE HELPING EVER TURNS AGAINST US, OR STRIKES IT RICH SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, THE LOAN WILL BE PAID OFF AND THE MONEY RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES.” During his 2016 campaign, Trump alarmed Western allies by warning that the United States, under...
Thanks to this internal driving force, our relations aren't subject to the influence of a third party. Tensions between the US and Russia aren't going to give us any ideas, or affect our relations with Russia. This is the right way for a great power to approach foreign diplomacy. Reporte...
2023 will be a year full of uncertainties for Europe. Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, the European Union (EU) has shown "solidarity" with the United States out of security concerns and has imposed nine rounds of sanctions on Russia, which have backfired. In 2023, the wisdom of Eur...
As I write, Russia has begun its invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies appear on a path to confront an increasingly authoritarian China. And the worst pandemic for a century is still taking a grisly toll on people and the economy. Any one of these threats presents a more severe...
NEW YORK —Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Saturday that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that are “delinquent,” as he ramped up his attacks on foreign aid...
It's not clear Russia would gain anything from using a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine.President Joe Biden told CBS News' "60 Minutes"in September that if Russia were to use a tactical nuclear weapon, "they'll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been. And depend...
It’s clear that a number of longstanding as well as new US friends and allies are less interested in being manipulated and are resisting that kind of hegemonic engagement. For example, South Korean isn’t really interested, others aren’t either, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore ...
Inflation as measured by the annual gain in the U.S.Consumer Price Index (CPI)set a 40-year high in March 2022 amid COVID-19 supply disruptions.1Crude oil prices were the highest in a decade as the U.S. and its allies imposed sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.2 ...
Efforts by Russia, Iran, and other nations tode-dollarizetheir economies and build alternative financial networks could, if successful, chip away at the dollar's global dominance over time. They underscore how U.S. foreign policy, while powerful, can also give incentives to targeted countries to...