The preoccupation with Ukraine has kept the Biden team from pursuing alternatives to the feckless dual containment policy against Russia and China; the maximalist (and similarly feckless) denuclearization policies against Iran and North Korea; the emphasis on increased military spending; and the unwillingness to pursue arms control and disarmament measures.  A dialogue is needed with North Korea, and Biden should have returned to the Iran nuclear accord.  But the Biden team doesn’t even include a disarmament specialist!   More

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