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 July 31, 2024

Last week, the Vandenberg Coalition convened leading experts to discuss the
relationship between anti-Americanism and antisemitism, showing how the
toxic spread of antisemitism is part of a larger effort—spurred on by
America’s adversaries—to undermine U.S. national security interests and
values, sow distrust among our citizens, and ultimately chip away at the very
foundation of the United States. You can watch the event here.

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Beyond the Water’s Edge July 24, 2024

The Vandenberg Coalition is pleased to release the latest episode of “How to
Win.” In this series, we speak with national security experts about the
threats to America’s national defense and what a future U.S. administration
must do to ensure America is strong enough to stop wars before they begin
and win wars after they start.

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Beyond the Water’s Edge October 7th, 2024

On October 7th, 2023, Hamas perpetrated the deadliest single-day attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Hamas still holds over 100 people in captivity,
including at least four Americans. Today, we remember the victims of this
brutal attack, as well as the remarkable stories of the Israeli heroes who
sacrificed their lives to save others. The Vandenberg Coalition stands
proudly with Israel and honors the memory of those who lost their lives on
October 7th.

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Beyond the Water’s Edge July 17, 2024

The International Criminal Court and the Justice vs. Democracy Problem | Only American Leadership Can Rally NATO to Fight the New Axis of Authoritarian Chaos | Meet Iran’s New Boss, Same as the Old Boss | 2040: The Year Iran Predicts Israel Will Be Destroyed. Now Is the Time to Prepare

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Beyond the Water’s Edge July 10, 2024

The United States and the Venezuelan Election | Donald Trump Should Be the Least of Europe’s Concerns | The Jihadi-Leftist Convergence | The U.S. Must Secure Its Supremacy against China in AI and Cloud Computing | The Madness of Ceasefire

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Beyond the Water’s Edge June 26, 2024

Joe Biden’s Gaza Pier Plan Runs Aground | How the U.S. Can Beat the Kremlin in Moldova | America Must Not Alienate India and Japan as Conservative Democracies | The U.S. Counterweight in Mexico | All Eyes Should Be on Al Jazeera for Being Founded, Funded — and Directed — by Terrorists | Israel and the U.S. Need to Get Tough on Egypt

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Beyond the Water’s Edge June 19, 2024

Joe Biden Has Forgotten What Happened on Oct. 7 — but Israelis Can’t | NATO Must Bolster Front Lines: Summit Comes at Critical Time for Allies like Estonia | China’s War with Taiwan Is Already Underway | The G-7 Summit and Africa’s Infrastructure Gap | A Threat Like No Other: Russia-North Korea Military Cooperation | The Famine Has Been Canceled

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Beyond the Water’s Edge June 12, 2024

We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s | Biden’s Ukraine Mistakes Now Threaten to Punish Taiwan | D-day, 80 Years Later, Contains Lessons for Defending Taiwan | Biden’s Secret Support for Iran: America Is Far from Israel’s Best Friend | UN Secretary General Abuses His Authority | As Hezbollah Escalates Attacks at Iran’s Behest, Israel Must Stop an ‘Unsustainable’ Assault

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Beyond the Water’s Edge June 5, 2024

Putin’s Shadow War against Europe Is Intensifying | Europe Stumbles Toward Escalation With Russia Over Ukraine — Without a Strategy for Victory | Will the United States Boost Maduro in Venezuela’s Election? | Haiti Falls Deeper into Crisis | How Oct. 7 Enabled Iran to Advance Its Nuclear Program | Biden Tries to Take Victory off the Table | Without Africa, Biden’s Energy Policies Are a Win for China

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Beyond the Water’s Edge May 29, 2024

What the Death of Iran’s President Really Means | Unleash the Space Force | Biden Needs to Put Hamas’s American Hostages before Politics | How to Save Universities from Chaos | The Politics of Joe Biden’s Fear | A Theory of Victory for Ukraine

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Beyond the Water’s Edge May 22, 2024

Enough Mediating. America Should Deploy Its Might against Hamas | What a ‘Free Palestine’ Means in Practice | How Hamas Saved Egypt | How the Georgian Government, Once a U.S. Ally, Became an Adversary, against the Wishes of Its Protesting Citizens | The New Rules of Geopolitics in Africa

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Beyond the Water’s Edge May 15, 2024

The U.N.’s ‘Palestine’ Vote: Tinker Bell at Turtle Bay | Clash of Perceptions in Gaza | Biden’s Escalation Fears Have Dangerous Consequences | Unless Ukraine and Its Allies Agree on a Strategy, Peace in Europe Could Be Brokered by the Chinese | Next U.S.-China Chip Battle Will Require More than Export Control | On Israel, Biden Is No Reagan

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Beyond the Water’s Edge May 8, 2024

China Has Crossed Biden’s Red Line on Ukraine | Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now | Crack Down on Anti-Semitic K–12 Curricula | The Next Six Months Will Be Critical for Moldova | The War in Gaza Hasn’t Stopped Israeli-Arab Normalization | With Chinese Warships Anchoring in Cambodia, the U.S. Needs to Respond

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