The Ghost of Ukraine’s Future; Biden’s Summit for Democracies Betrayed U.S. Interests

The Ghost of Ukraine’s Future; Biden’s Summit for Democracies Betrayed U.S. Interests Thursday Reads December 16, 2021 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. The Ghost of Ukraine’s Future by Douglas Macgregor & George Beebe Vladimir Putin would probably prefer to find an alternative way to derail a U.S. alliance with Ukraine if Biden is prepared to bargain. But if Washington refuses to recognize that Russian redline, he may well be prepared to fight—and there is not much the United States could do to stop him. [Read it here.]( Biden’s Summit for Democracies Betrayed U.S. Interests by Mark Episkopos The summit was billed by the Biden administration as a global rallying point for democracies united around shared values and a common vision for the future. What emerges instead is a jumbled affair, as strategically wrongheaded as it is morally dubious. [Read it here.]( Can the Middle East Fulfill Europe’s Security Provider Aspirations? by Mahmoud Javadi While Europeans are seeking to concentrate more on “hard” insecurities, “soft” insecurities across the Middle East—those not arising from military threats—are about to evolve into critical security challenges for states in the region and beyond, including the EU. [Read it here.]( Strategic Clarity Can Counter Chinese and Russian Aggression by Jack Devine & Jonathan D. T. Ward To prevent the onward geopolitical march of China and Russia and the dystopian outcome of a world in which adversary systems have truly global range, the United States and its allies must cultivate a modern-day containment strategy towards our authoritarian challengers. [Read it here.]( China and Russia’s Nuclear Ambitions are Leaving America Vulnerable by Peter Huessy Moscow and Beijing see deterrence as a tool to stop the United States from acting in a defensive manner while also allowing Moscow and Beijing to act offensively in the pursuit of hegemonic objectives. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) [Instagram]( 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](.