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The deepening conflict in Gaza reveals the risk of being a global power. It’s time for us to substantially reduce U.S. commitments around the world — or dramatically increase the resources we commit to defending our far-flung interests, writes fellow Joe Barnes.

Ukraine's counteroffensive may be disappointing to date, but Ukrainian forces maintain the initiative.

How can a U.S. response help Europe if Russian gas cuts off energy supplies of more countries following Poland and Bulgaria? The authors explain why currently, more drastic actions by the U.S. could prove counterproductive, unnecessary and harmful to U.S. trade policy. Read the post on the Baker Institute Blog.  This article originally appeared in the Forbes blog on May 2, 2022.

A new proposal to clarify and expand U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline has just been introduced in the U.S. Senate. With many other difficulties facing the NS2 pipeline, the authors look at what options Russia has for NS2 completion.