Biden Foreign Policy at 18 Months
Biden’s foreign policy retains the usual mix of high ideals and pragmatic self-interest that has been a hallmark of U.S. foreign policy since the Republic’s founding.
Joe Barnes August 23, 2022
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Biden in the Middle East: The More Things Change ...
President Biden’s visit was a disappointment for those advocating major changes in U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Joe Barnes July 19, 2022
The Madrid Summit and the Future of NATO
Russia’s attack on Ukraine — the culmination of over a decade marked by growing Russian military interference in Georgia and then Ukraine — has refocused NATO’s attention on the threat posed by Moscow.
Joe Barnes July 5, 2022
The War in Ukraine and Geopolitics
The war in Ukraine is many things: an egregious act of Russian aggression, a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, an immediate…
Joe Barnes May 23, 2022
The War in Ukraine: How Does It End?
Can either side find a way out of the war in Ukraine? Joe Barnes considers the options in the Baker Institute Blog.
Joe Barnes May 17, 2022
The War in Ukraine: Where We Are
Russia is going for the kill in Ukraine. Large numbers of Russian troops have moved from the north, east and south. While…
Joe Barnes February 28, 2022
Key Drivers of Mexico’s 2022 Outlook
Introduction
The major drivers of Mexico’s outlook in 2022 will be 1) growing political polarization and social conflict…
Tony Payan February 9, 2022
War in Ukraine?
Joe Barnes considers the origins and implications of the ongoing crisis over Ukraine in a post for the Baker Institute Blog.
Joe Barnes January 31, 2022
What the New U.S.-Mexico Deal Means for Drug Policy
This October the U.S. and Mexico agreed on a new bilateral security program, but "unless the United States and Mexico pursue domestic structural reforms ... both nations risk backsliding to the failures of the drug wars," writes MGA student and Drug Policy guest contributor Sidney Phillips.
The Baker Institute December 16, 2021
The Fracas with France
Paris and Washington are past the immediate AUKUS crisis, but two major, related issues will remain high on Biden’s foreign policy agenda for the balance of his term, writes fellow Joe Barnes: China’s military expansion in the Pacific and the EU’s role in great power politics.
Read more at the Baker Institute Blog.
Joe Barnes October 20, 2021