Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskAs in the 1940s and 50s, the world is separating into distinct blocs. The Eurasian giants, Russia and China, are again making common cause. America is seeking to counter them by mustering allies around their periphery, from Europe to Japan. Truman’s America was engaged in a fight against communism; Mr Biden sees a global contest against autocracy. The cold-war strategy of “containment” is being studied for the current age.
Another signal will be the president’s request for more defence spending in the coming financial year, expected to be sent to Congress next week. A succession of formal strategy documents—for national security, defence and nuclear posture—will follow after hurried redrafting. For Robert Gates, a former American defence secretary, the war “has ended Americans’ 30-year holiday from history”. Ahead lies a two-front contest, against both Russia and China.
To judge Mr Biden, then, consider three measures: first, how he deals with Russia; in the longer term, how he confronts China; and, throughout, how he carries his profoundly polarised country.Team Biden had no illusions about Russia. Its early warning about the invasion of Ukraine, and its release of intelligence about the Kremlin’s plans, were innovative and prescient.
“During the cold war the United States and the Soviet Union were at daggers drawn but usually did not stab each other directly,” explains Richard Fontaine of the Centre for a New American Security, a think-tank in Washington. Mr Putin has rattled his nuclear sabre, but American officials say they have detected no change in Russia’s nuclear posture, nor have they changed theirs.
“Russia is the acute threat. But China is the pacing challenge, the only country able to challenge the United States systemically,” says a senior American official. “Nothing about the crisis in Ukraine has changed that.” Or, as one diplomat puts it, “Ukraine is the tsunami; China is climate change.” America’s response in Europe contributes to alliance-building, says the envoy; it will expect Europeans to help in Asia.
, conducted on March 19th-22nd, found that 41% of those surveyed approved of his foreign policy, whereas 49% disapproved. Asked about his ability to handle an international crisis, just 33% said they were confident and 48% were uneasy. Such views are highly skewed by party affiliation. Plainly, Mr Biden has failed to restore confidence after his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Ukrainians must win！🤥
Wake up, Economist. US started to curb China since the first term of Obama administration.
Well..sure he remembered what Churchill said to Neville Chamberlain.. 'You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war'..
The Butcher 🤢🤮🤧
BidenIsADisgrace OTANCriminal
It’s still a fight against Communism, no matter what they call it now!
The US problem is with Republicans
So much talk, 30 days of bla, bla ... bla,... EU/US/Nato are going to help, are they commited to warranty the total integrity of Ukraine or after inviting Putin's invasion, when it could have been prevented, are you letting him win & keep pieces of Ukraine?
Joe just murdered Ukraine in the name of regime change in Moscow, so the real war criminal resides in Washington.
Napoleon .... then WW1 ..... then Hitler ..... then NATO drones
NO HE'S NOT ... !
😂😂😂😂😂 if Putin is a war criminal then what about Joe Biden and his American wars that killed more than millions innocents including children? What about UK and Tony Blair illegal invasion of Irak under lies which killed more than 500,000?
And George Bosh is not, and Obama is an angel. Fuck this world. Hypocrite. US can go to war anytime and no one says no. But when Russia went to war everyone standup and start to shout.
Battle against hegemony is on. All hegemony must be destroyed be it 'democracy' or autocracy (all crap).
Both fight russia. One generated coldwar, other will generate world war 3.
Okay that’s cool! Why the fuck is Saudi Arabia is the friend of USA? Oil is sweet, free? Fuck!
Why are Arab autocracies so much spoiled by US standards?
Add Bush, Obama and the rest.
This is real autocracy, the United States with the slogans of 'freedom' and 'democracy' but forces all countries of the world to support the Zelensky regime against Russia at all costs UkraineRussiaWar EU NATO Kyiv Putin Biden mariupol
What is the only country to ever drop nuclear bombs on civilian targets? Because whatever country that is, they have no moral high ground to lecture anyone about autocracy.
The reason Europe(+ her settler colonies) fought the Cold War in the global south so virulently was not to protect ideals, but rather, to keep the non-whites subjugated and in their subservient positions defined by the colonial supremacist ideology.
Mr Biden has worse enemies in his own backyard that will bring down his country: unlimited abortion and LBGTQ.
Why do Americans care about Ukranians? There is no oil there as in the Middle East to care!
He better keep Trump out of power then.
Hunter Biden did finance several Ukraine biolabs and secured 18.4 millions Pentagon contract to METABIOTA specialized in pandemics causing pathogens such SARS and COVID that can be used as bioweapons. US admitted they funding via Defense Threat Reduction Agency labs in Ukraine.
I'm from America,I can attest to the fact that most of these claims are western media propaganda, and that the open verbiage is stated precisely in reverse, the good guy is called the bad and the bad pretend to be the good, take it how you want,Half the SEALTeam_pplus is with US
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