Opinion by David Ignatius: At relatively small cost to the U.S., Russia has been neutered as a conventional threat. Though the global landscape looks pretty good for the U.S., why does it feel so bad? That’s a riddle for the Biden administration to solve.
, and eventually Sweden, NATO’s center of gravity has shifted north, to these new members, and east toward Poland and the Baltic states. More than before, the alliance will be shaped by countries that know the Russian threat up close.
with Australia and Britain is worth most of the hype. It brings Europe’s strongest military power into the Indo-Pacific.Now for the “feel bad” part. At a recent gathering of prominent foreign policy pundits and think-tankers, a.k.a. “the Blob,” a deepening pessimism about the United States’ strategic position was pervasive. Why?
Messaging isn’t simply a matter of giving speeches and news conferences. The principals have to know what they want to say. And the Biden administration is weak here, as well. Some strategic puzzles seem to have been put in the “too hard” pile.Let’s start, again, with Ukraine. The administration hasn’t articulated a coherent endgame for the war. President Biden says he wants a settlement.
So, the Ukrainians fight on “for as long as it takes.” The implication is that Russia will bleed out faster than Ukraine. I doubt it. So, let’s be honest, this strategy makes sense only if Ukraine can deliver a counteroffensive that would push Russia back far enough that Zelensky can persuade his country to begin talks over Crimea and other tricky issues. If that’s so, Zelensky needs every ounce of American firepower he can get, now.
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