
Western Unity Starts at Home
Mar 30, 2022 warns that impressive solidarity against Russia will not cure America and Europe’s domestic political ills.
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and the author of Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself from the World (Oxford University Press, 2020).
Mar 30, 2022 warns that impressive solidarity against Russia will not cure America and Europe’s domestic political ills.
Feb 11, 2022 & urge the US to lead international efforts to prevent the country from becoming a failed state.
Dec 24, 2021 argues that a US-led carrot-and-stick approach offers the best way to avert a Russian invasion.
Sep 17, 2021 & outline how the United States and Europe should respond to four fundamental geopolitical changes.
Aug 16, 2021 argues that the Taliban's rapid takeover in Afghanistan vindicates the decision to end US military involvement.
Nearly three months after Russia launched its invasion, Western countries appear more committed than ever to Ukraine’s defense, and, in some quarters, to Russia’s defeat. We asked PS commentators what outcome the West, Russia, and Ukrainians themselves can realistically expect.