Ben Roback: Biden’s Afghan pull-out represents the rash decision-making we had expected from Trump
‘Sleepy Joe’ has sleep-walked the United States into its biggest foreign policy debacle for a generation.
International
Ben Roback: Is freedom from vaccines worth dying for?
The United States has little choice but to recognise that vaccination is the only way out of this Covid-19 nightmare.
Ben Roback: When the southern border opens, trouble will brew for Biden and Harris
White House allies are worried that neither are ready for the logistical and humanitarian impact of opening it.
Ben Roback: If not Trump, then who will be the next presidential candidate for the Republican Party?
There are several impressive contenders – although the former president is likely to make a return too.
Ben Roback: Biden and the Northern Ireland Protocol. A strategic international imperative, or purely a domestic trade issue?
The President’s instincts on Ireland and his approach to trade pull in different political directions.
Ben Roback: The Wuhan lab-leak theory. Does the world owe Trump an apology?
The signs are beginning to emerge that the Biden presidency is taking the Wuhan theory seriously.
Ben Roback: Peace in the Middle East. Biden is caught between his party’s historic position and its new left.
The Democratic establishment back Israel. The party’s rising left does not. And its centre is wavering.
Ben Roback: Does controlling migration really matter to Biden and Harris? If not, what follows?
The President has put the Vice-President in charge of a mission in which she is unlikely to succeed.
Ben Roback: While Biden focuses on Earth Day, Putin moves troops and tanks on the border
The US and UK are keen to prioritise the green agenda, but can’t afford to ignore the challenge posed by illiberal regimes.
Ben Roback: Biden can continue to expand the state – now that Republicans are too distracted by the culture wars
Biden wants to act quickly and boldly while his party has unified control of Congress, knowing full well that could change next year.
Ben Roback: After Biden’s stumble on the steps, Harris’ stroll to the White House?
The President’s age and fall together shines an spotlight onto the woman who would assume the presidency were he to vacate it.
Ben Roback: Vaccination in America – a research and manufacturing triumph. Now for the next challenge: getting needles into arms
Some of this success was crafted under Trump’s presidency, and he now holds the key to better protecting his country.
Nigel Wright: What Canada’s new Conservative leadership thinks about CANZUK
Erin O’Toole, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada, championed the idea during his bid to run the Conservative Party of Canada.
William Prescott: Australia is starting to reach the limits of what its coronavirus strategy can do
It has faired much better than the mother country. But far from delivering ‘Zero Covid’, the costs of international isolation are unsustainable.
Ben Roback: China. Under Trump, a threat. Under Biden, a competitor. His speech at the Munich Security Conference.
The President’s address was tougher on Russia, but far from radical. If anything, it risked being disappointingly tame.