The United States must take seriously the opportunities for collaboration presented by countries like Ecuador, El Salvador, Argentina, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Guyana, and Costa Rica. Read it here.

Russia’s moderate reforming prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has avoided the headlines, but is he a viable candidate to succeed his boss? Read it here.

Much of the Russian establishment, not just Vladimir Putin, believes that the United States cannot coexist with Russia in its current configuration. Read it here.

The United States needs an Economic Security Coordination Office to compete economically with China. Read it here.

In a pivotal moment amidst Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Senate passed a $60 billion aid package for Kyiv in a 79-to-18 vote Tuesday night. Despite the win, the measure faced dogged opposition in the House, where a majority of GOP members—112—voted against it. What explains the growing indifference, if not outright hostility, to Ukraine aid in the Republican Party? In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative. Mills previously worked at The National Interest, U.S. News & World Report, Washington Examiner, and the Spectator. He was a 2018-2019 Robert Novak Journalism fellow.

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