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Back to SearchGrading the Biden Team's Foreign Policy
The Net Assessment crew assesses President Joe Biden's foreign policy in his administration's first year. There appear to have been more failures than successes, and Chris, Melanie, and Zack debated …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
A Heavy Price to Pay?
Chris, Zack, and Melanie talk about the massing of Russian troops near Ukraine's eastern border and the Biden administration's efforts to deter Putin from invading Ukraine. What is Putin's motivation…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
A Slavish Devotion to Presence?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate U.S. global posture. How can the National Defense Strategy bring resources and requirements into alignment? With the Defense Department having just completed its glob…
Published on 4 years ago
Talent Management for a Modern Military
Chris, Melanie, and Zack explore how the U.S. military recruits and retains top performers. In the recently released Marine Corps' talent management report, Marine Corps Commandant David H. Berger ex…
Published on 4 years ago
America and the Arctic: A Song of Fire and Ice
Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to talk about ongoing developments in the Arctic. Climate change is causing flooding and environmental damage, but it is also providing new opportunities for nav…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Richard Haass Is Here!
Chris, Melanie, and Zack welcome Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, to Net Assessment. They discuss what the United States has gotten right and wrong the last few decades, …
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Should Biden Be Pro-Democracy or Anti-Autocracy?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate Madeleine Albright's recent article on "The Coming Democratic Revival" in Foreign Affairs. They discuss whether the United States is in a position to promote democracy…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Richard Haass Is Unhappy
Chris, Melanie, and Zack return to discuss Richard Haass's critique of "Washington's new flawed foreign policy consensus." The Council on Foreign Relations president laments the bipartisan turn away …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Much Ado About AUKUS
Zack and Melanie are joined by Adam Mount, senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, to discuss the AUKUS security agreement between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
A Tale of Two Biden Doctrines
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether there is a "Biden doctrine" and if so, what exactly it is. They identify two separate threads in Biden's thinking and that of his team — one idealist vision fo…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago