“America first” was the slogan that helped Trump win the presidency. But he doesn’t seem to believe it’s the tactic that will help him keep it.

And that’s a good thing.

Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown.

The regime offers Russians little more than selective memories of Soviet-era military triumph.

It was no gaffe when the president said the U.S. would defend the island against China, but good policy.

As they rush to evacuate children, the civilians of Zaporizhzhya face a double threat of nuclear devastation.

The Biden administration undermines its cause with strategically witless statements.

Republicans have a clear off-ramp, but it’s up to them to take it.

Actually, they have had some effect—just not one that Vladimir Putin cares about.

Western leaders do themselves no good when they avoid confronting hard necessities.