The Biden administration’s foreign policy has been largely disastrous, with major crises happening nearly every month. The past two weeks have put this in stark relief. Three major stories showcase these foreign policy failures: revelations on the Chinese spy balloon, the release of an official report on the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the biggest intelligence leak since at least 2017. All three of these events show the administration deflecting blame, gaslighting the American people, and alienating our allies. Listen in to hear how!
Links:
- Chinese Spy Balloon Revisited
- Episode 11 of the podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalpolicy/episodes/Episode-11—Foreign-Telegram–February-2023-e1veeni/a-a9cqtdq
- Piece on Biden buck-passing: https://rationalpolicy.com/2022/07/13/the-buck-stops-there/
- NBC News report on spy balloon intelligence: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-us-military-bases-rcna77155
- Afghanistan Withdrawal Report
- Article on report: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/biden-report-afghanistan-withdrawal-blames-trump-2023-04-06/
- Report itself: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3938380-read-pentagons-afghanistan-withdrawal-report-to-congress/
- Piece on Afghanistan as national interest: https://rationalpolicy.com/2021/07/13/fight-or-flight/
- Piece on withdrawal debacle: https://rationalpolicy.com/2021/08/15/saigon-2-0-the-fall-of-kabul/
- Massive Intelligence Leak
- NY Times on leak: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/us/politics/classified-documents-leak.html
- More NY Times on leak: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/us/politics/classified-documents-leak.html
- Ukrainian air defense claims: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/us/politics/leaked-documents-ukrainian-air-defense.html
- China hypersonic missile claims: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/13/china-hypersonic-missile-intelligence-leak/
- Washington Post on leaker identity: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/
- NY Times on leaker identity: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/documents-leak-leaker-identity.html