- Senate Democrats have lost their majority for the time being. Sen. Lujan [D-NM] is hospitalized following a stroke. Since…
President Putin has four objectives in deploying Russian troops to Ukraine's borders: Get the US to pay attention to him…
- Summits lead to deals. Qatar's leader met with Biden and won "Major Non-NATO Ally status" CNN has background. Qatar…
- George Packer has a 20,000 word critique of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Haven't had time to read it yet, but…
-Biden says he'll send some US troops to eastern Europe in "near term." -Senators work on sanctions bill on…
Russian President Putin regards democracy outside Russia as his enemy. He also faces internal challenges from Russia's many ethnic groups…
-NYT has the most sources describing US response to Russia on Ukraine. - SAIS Prof Eliot Cohen weighs in. -…
Why wait til Thursday when I have a bunch of good reads now? I won't. - I like Dan Drezner's…
- NYT reports on Russian propaganda over Ukraine. - Reuters says Russian TV overlooks Russian activities. - CJR describes the…
Real decisions should be taken to enhance stability by empowering serious Arab leaders—for the sake of all parties.