With allies like the US, Ukraine hardly needs enemies: Andreas Kluth

In a candid exploration of the US political landscape, Andreas Kluth captures the ongoing tumult within the US Capitol, viewed as a spectacle of dysfunction from both near and afar. Amidst this chaos, Congress faces pivotal decisions on aid packages critical to international allies like Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Kluth weaves through the fractious political climate, where ideological divides and external pressures from adversaries add layers of complexity to passing crucial legislation. His analysis not only reflects the challenges of governance in polarized times but also the global consequences of domestic political strife.

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By Andreas Kluth

If you've been watching the clown show unfolding inside the US Capitol for the past six months from afar — from friendly capitals like Kyiv, say, or hostile ones such as Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang — you've seen proof of tragicomic dysfunction: the late-stage symptoms of a former superpower in chaotic decline. If you've been watching from up close in Washington, as I have been, it looks exactly the same. 

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