the path back from hell

What if regional allies react to offshore balancing not by beefing up their armed forces but by appeasing aggressors? What if U.S. allies’ efforts to strengthen their militaries prove insufficient to deter, let alone defeat, powerful states bent on dominating their neighborhoods? ..

the united states and china at a crossroads

But let us not presume this also means that everyone, including America’s closest allies, is ready to “divorce” China, as some in Washington would now have it. . ... This risks setting Washington up for a new round of battles with its allies and partners—the very partners it needs..

farsnews

TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the House of Representatives blocked a vote on a measure that sought to end Washington’s support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war on Yemen. . . . . ..

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