Instead of tightening his superpower muscles, Obama slunk from the fray with his tail between his legs, unwilling to challenge Israel's cheerleaders in Congress.
To make promises to its allies and also build a new type of relationship between superpowers with China, the United States’ Asian policy is paradoxical and divided.
The use of such undiplomatic language distracts from the very real difficulties the Israelis face in trying to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.
Devising an appropriate response to Russia is a huge challenge because neither America nor Europe saw Putin’s attack coming, despite the fact that it had apparently been planned for a long time.