The precipice of crisis: America’s foreign policy dilemma amidst Ukraine aid stalemate – Hal Brands

In the shadow of a looming Trump resurgence, America's foreign policy faces a perilous cliff. The Ukraine aid stalemate reveals a dire crisis in real-time, as Washington procrastinates on crucial funding. The impact is stark: Ukrainian lives lost, territory surrendered, and Russia's advances unchecked. The paralysis exposes a deeper rot in the political system, hinting that dysfunction transcends any single leader. As global allies tremble, the urgency of addressing geopolitical instability intensifies, reminding us that America's once-reliable constancy is now in question. The world watches, bracing for an uncertain plunge into the unknown.

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By Hal Brands

It's one of the classic lines in America cinema. In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman and Robert Redford are cornered by a posse of lawmen, and the only escape is to leap from a cliff into the river below. When Sundance says he won't jump, because he can't swim, Butch reassures him: "The fall will probably kill you."

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