Pivot points on Russia and Afghanistan
As President Biden faces decisions on Russia, he makes one on Afghanistan, and the IC prepares to answer questions.
On Russia
On February 8th I made a note of ripples at the National Security Council (NSC) when the person named to be senior director for Russia unexpectedly withdrew from the job.
Finally, keep an eye on the Biden’s administration policy review on Russia. There are plenty of doves and hawks in the US and Europe on the issue of how to handle Russia. Expec…