Fewer sticks, more carrots

11 months ago

Vucic pockets the carrots and continues his courtships with Moscow and Beijing. It is high time for appeasement to end.

End threats to use military force!

11 months ago

It would be in the West’s best interest to end appeasement of the would-be aggressor and to ensure that the…

Stevenson’s army, June 8

11 months ago

-WaPo says the Ukrainian offensive has begun. - WSJ says China is building a "spy base" in Cuba. - European…

Stevenson’s army, June 7

11 months ago

- Politico sees split between GOP Senators and Representatives over defense spending and Ukraine. - NYT sees split between Russia…

Something is stirring in Belgrade

11 months ago

Washington still wants to delude itself that he will bring Serbia westward. Unfortunately, that chimera has a strong hold on…

Stevenson’s army, June 5

11 months ago

- NYT weighs the evidence on Biden's aging. - CNN tick tock on the debt ceiling says veterans programs helped…

Stevenson’s army, June 3

11 months ago

- NYT has a good assessment of the debt ceiling deal. In my view, the good news is that a…

Maybe it would work the other way around

11 months ago

Even if they bend Kurti with sticks, they won't have bent Vucic with carrots. Maybe it would work better the…

Stevenson’s army, May 30

11 months ago

- WSJ says Chinese Defense Minister has again rebuffed SecDef Austin. - Politico notes some of the little pieces of…

Pristina, we’ve got a problem

11 months ago

These were the talking points I used this morning in a remote appearance at the Kosovo Leadership Conference in Pristina:…