Why Ukraine Is So Eager to Talk with Joe Biden

Why Ukraine Is So Eager to Talk with Joe Biden; The Right Way to Streamline the U.S. Defense Budget Weekend Reads February 13, 2021 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Why Ukraine Is So Eager to Talk with Joe Biden by Melinda Haring Joe Biden’s new presidency has woken up the Ukrainians, and if President Biden plays things smartly, Kyiv’s eagerness to restore a warm relationship opens an opportunity to move Ukraine closer to the West. [Read it here.]( The Right Way to Streamline the U.S. Defense Budget by Michael O'Hanlon While it is indeed time for belt-tightening at the Pentagon, significant cuts in defense spending would be a mistake. [Read it here.]( Consumption Presumption: Are Human Beings Destroying the World? by Rainer Zitelmann On the surface, the argument put forward by anticapitalist, antigrowth critics sounds plausible: The planet has limited resources, so the human population cannot keep growing. [Read it here.]( Afghans—Not American Troops—Must Fix Afghanistan’s Problems by Ethan Kessler If Afghanistan is to be “built” as a nation, then it must be by Afghans. [Read it here.]( Donald Trump Has Little Chance of Becoming Grover Cleveland by Fred Lucas The perhaps faulty presumption is that Trump will seek to emulate Grover Cleveland who lost in 1888 only to come back and win re-election in 1892—the only president with non-consecutive terms. Another Trump presidential race in 2024 would be messy and difficult. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2021 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](.