Beyond the Water's Edge

The Vandenberg Coalition brings you weekly roundups of news media pieces displaying honest candor in the foreign policy space. 

Beyond the Water’s Edge November 9, 2022

‘No Limits’: Xi’s Support for Putin Is Unwavering | Waltzing in Beijing, Germany’s Olaf Scholz Plays U.S. For a Fool | Iran’s Hardliners Are Starting to Crack | Putin Will Think Twice Before Nuking Ukraine | Yes, Banning U.S. Oil Exports is a Horrific Idea | Rising Inflation Forces Greater Attention on Food Insecurity in Africa

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Beyond the Water’s Edge October 26, 2022

American Voters Should Not Be Mistaken for Doves | We Cannot Let China Use Our ‘Tech Disconnect’ to Advance its ‘Rule by Law’ | Ten Myths About U.S. Aid to Ukraine | ‘Frustrated and Powerless’: In Fight with China for Global Influence, Diplomacy is America’s Biggest Weakness | The Dangers of Absolute Power

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Beyond the Water’s Edge Special Edition: Biden’s NSS | October 19, 2022

What Grade Does Biden’s National Security Strategy Get? | Biden’s Rather Rhetorical National Strategy | Why Biden’s National Security Strategy is Destined to Fail | Biden’s New National Security Strategy: A Lot of Trump, Very Little Obama | In U.S. Security Strategy, China ‘Only Competitor’, India Key Partner | Towards a Biden Doctrine: U.S. National Interest or Global Commitment

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Beyond the Water’s Edge October 12, 2022

Troubled Bridge Over Stolen Waters | Who Will Control the Black Sea? | The West Should Welcome the Middle Corridor | Death, Corruption, and Despair: The Darien Hell that Thousands of Venezuelans Cross Every Day to Reach the U.S. | Offshore Balancing: The British Analogy

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Beyond the Water’s Edge October 5, 2022

The Women Burning Hijabs Want the Iranian Regime to Fall. Does Joe Biden? | How Iran’s Protests Differ from Past Movements | On Ukraine | Why Arming America’s Allies is America’s Smartest, Safest Strategy | The American Public Thinks It’s Time to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status | Why Beijing is Allegedly Opening Police Stations on Canadian Soil

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