Unsettled times have brought a proliferation of new clusters of various countries, and the acronyms that come with them.
Author: PETER BAKER
Biden Adopts ‘No Handshake’ Covid Policy, but Not For Long
A virus subvariant provided a reason to “reduce contact” before a potentially fraught encounter with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. The plan quickly slipped away in Israel.
Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Is Set, but Energy Help Is Not
The White House formally announced that President Biden would visit the oil-rich kingdom in mid-July despite having denounced it as a “pariah” state after the assassination of a dissident.
Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. It’s Not the First Time.
Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature of the Biden presidency, even as they leave his staff scrambling to spin them away afterward.
Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act, Speeding Up Weapons Shipments to Ukraine
The law will waive time-consuming requirements on the provision of arms to Ukraine considered critical to its defense against Russian forces.
Biden Seeks to Lure Russia’s Top Scientists to the U.S.
Legislation proposed by the president would suspend the requirement that Russian scientists have a sponsoring employer to gain a visa.
Biden and Putin, Children of the Cold War, Face Off Over Ukraine
Not since John F. Kennedy and Nikita S. Khrushchev confronted each other over Berlin and Cuba have an American president and Russian leader gone eyeball to eyeball in quite such a dramatic fashion.
James A. Baker III’s Words on NATO Loom in Ukraine Standoff
The current confrontation turns partly on what, if any, commitments Secretary of State James A. Baker III made about NATO’s expansion in the waning days of the Cold War.
Biden Plays the Long Game on Afghanistan Withdrawal
President Biden is banking on the assumption that he will be remembered for finally extricating the country from the war in Afghanistan, not for how he did it.
All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan
President Biden’s reductionist formula has prompted a debate over whether the mayhem in Kabul was inevitable or the result of a failure to consider other options.