Reprinted with permission from Responsible Statecraft. In a Sunday interview on MSNBC, President Biden warned the Israeli government that an assault on Rafah would cross a red line, but then immediately undermined that message with contradictory statements. The...
Biden’s Calls for Israel to Mind the Laws Appear Feeble, and Ignored
Reprinted with permission from Responsible Statecraft. The Israeli government is preparing to launch a ground assault on Rafah in southern Gaza as their devastating military campaign enters its fifth month. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was adamant...
How Did Blinken Avoid the ‘Atrocity Famine’ in Gaza?
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The people of Gaza are facing one of the worst man-made famines in recent history. The combined effects of bombing, displacement, and blockade have driven an already vulnerable population...
Keep US Troops Out of Post-War Gaza
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The United States should not be part of a post-war stabilization force in Gaza. There are some proposals circulating in Washington for a U.S.-led post-war force, but this would be deeply...
The Warfare of Starvation
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The cutoff of food, water, and fuel imposed on Gaza has created dire conditions for the Palestinians there in just the last six weeks. Soon, they could be starved to death. The trickle of...
Biden’s American Bedtime Story Falls Flat
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The president’s Oval Office address on U.S. support for Ukraine and Israel was long on ideological declarations and short on real justifications for his administration’s policies....
Hawks Want Biden To Take the Fight With Russia Global
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Hawkish critics of the Biden administration have been constantly agitating for escalation over Ukraine for the last year and a half. Whatever Biden has done in support of Ukraine, hawks...
‘Mr. X’ Would Not Approve of China Containment
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Today, the United States finds itself on a crash course toward escalation with China. Washington often denies that it seeks to contain Beijing, but actions have spoken louder than words....
It’s a Bad Idea for Biden to Broker Saudi-Israeli Normalization
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft The Biden administration is reportedly planning to pursue a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia before the end of this year. According to Axios, President Biden will seek to...
What To Do With Ukraine and the ‘Loose and Baggy Monster’ That Is NATO
Reprinted with permission from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft There is a renewed push from some European allies for NATO to create a “road map” for Ukraine to join the alliance. According to The Financial Times, Poland and the Baltic states are...