Winter has come, the trees have lost their leaves, and President Joe Biden is disillusioned. For the US, the outlook is bleak at both international and domestic levels: severe consequences from climate disasters, a growing political and military threat from Russia in Europe, and fierce competition from China in the east. At home, the United States faces a serious weakening of its political system.
Hawks in both parties accused Biden of compromising on Russia. First, they want Washington to intervene with decisive military aid. Then they were convinced that if the United States threatened military intervention, Mr. Putin would back off. Republicans, however, are not as vocal as they used to be, with memories of Mr. Trump’s controversial ties to Russia.