Jennifer Rubin: 'Andrew Cuomo Democrat' (Don't Act Surprised); South Korea’s Coronavirus Opening Did Not Go As Planned. What Can America Learn?

Jennifer Rubin: 'Andrew Cuomo Democrat' (Don't Act Surprised) Weekend Reads May 16th, 2020 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Jennifer Rubin: 'Andrew Cuomo Democrat' (Don't Act Surprised) by W. James Antle III Although Never Trumpers are disproportionately neoconservative, they come in all shapes and sizes. Many of them would not go as far as Rubin or have other reasons for opposing Trump, including the man’s myriad character flaws, which are impossible to deny, just as the Scoop Jackson stuff separates the single-issue hawks who migrate back to the Democratic Party from the ones who become Trump’s national security adviser. But some were simply never conservative. Whatever else Trump accomplishes, he has set Jennifer Rubin free. [Read it here.]( South Korea’s Coronavirus Opening Did Not Go As Planned. What Can America Learn? by Robert E. Kelly South Korea is a canary in the coal mine for coronavirus-stricken democracies. The virus struck earlier here than in Western democracies, and the suppression has been superb. So South Korea is much further along than the West. What it does now can be a learning moment for other societies considering reopening, and the bitter lesson from this past weekend is that the coronavirus will snap back, even here. [Read it here.]( The U.S. Military Cannot Fill The Middle East’s Political Vacuum by Tanya Goudsouzian Over the past four decades, the United States has pursued a Middle East policy once characterized as “gunboat diplomacy.” While its massive capabilities may have been appropriate at the time to defend the Persian Gulf from Soviet invasion, protect Israel, liberate Kuwait and deter Iranian hegemonic aspirations, the region is significantly different from earlier days. [Read it here.]( Envisioning the New Normal After the Coronavirus Prison Crisis by Marc Levin America must preserve many of the innovations adopted under the duress of the pandemic, which were long overdue. [Read it here.]( Ukraine's New President Prioritizes Campaign Promise to Change the Country by Christina Pushaw Volodymyr Zelensky is seizing a critical moment to push forward more boldly than ever on the reform agenda. And for Ukraine, that’s long overdue. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2020 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.