According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a Swansong is a person’s last piece of work, achievement, or performance. We will find out what it will be for Joe Biden this week during from his statements at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he is expected to deliver his vision for the future of the war in Ukraine. As it happens, this Swansong might also affect the future of humanity since it could lead us to WWIII.

Lame-duck leader surging security assistance to Kiev but the legacy-defining foreign policy win he craves is beyond reach

Big Risks Outweigh Modest Benefits of Greenlighting Ukraine War’s Escalation

US State Secretary Anthony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy hinted during their recent joint trip to Kyiv that the US would lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles to strike deep into Russia. Still, when both men added that their bosses would have to make the final decision, no one doubted that it had already been made, and the only thing left to confirm was the specific list of Russian targets.

With clock running down ahead of November elections, the administration weighs loosening restrictions on Kyiv’s strikes in Russia

The military is already upgrading warheads capable of fighting a war with both China and Russia simultaneously

The US is backing Ukraine’s invasion of Russia by allowing Ukrainian forces to use US weapons

The Pentagon is already working through fixes to allow Ukraine to launch the weapons from its fighter planes.

Biden’s legacy includes the Ukraine war which could have easily been prevented, had the US played a mediatory role, and an escalating Near Eastern conflict for which there is no end in sight.

Perhaps the administration can’t admit it doesn’t have one.