Matthew Miller tries to square a circle.

A Strong Warning to the US, NATO and Ukraine

In a controversial move during his transition period, President Joe Biden escalated U.S. support for Ukraine by approving military contractor deployment, transferring anti-personnel mines, and authorizing ATACMS strikes on Russian territory. These actions aim to bolster Ukraine’s defenses before Biden’s successor takes office but risk international backlash, especially if Western missiles misfire. Russia responded with a test launch of its Oreshnik hypersonic missile, signaling strength while avoiding broader escalation.

Calling Tulsi Gabbard a “Russian asset” is the latest iteration of a long American tradition of stifling debate.

The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be easy

It wasn’t hard to foresee that those planning and executing U.S. foreign policy, lacking all imagination and anything remotely resembling courage, would prove incapable of an orderly transition to a multipolar world order.

About a quarter of a century ago around this very time, a newly elected Republican president who campaigned on a promise of a more humble, less arrogant foreign policy was assembling his foreign policy and national security team. By the time he was finished, even the new president’s critics had to agree that the team he had assembled was an impressive one.

There are many reasons for regretting the resurrection of Donald Trump, but one overwhelming reason for welcoming it is that he is a peacemaker, not a war maker, and will actively leverage America’s power to pacify an increasingly dangerous world.

Andrew Napolitano: “There is no doubt that the United States is waging war with Russia — without a decision by Congress as mandated by Constitution, and without the consent of the United Nations.”

The U.S. is waging war on Russia without a congressional declaration and in violation of treaty that requires the consent of the United Nations, writes Andrew Napolitano.