Bridge Colby's "flexible realism" is just mumbo jumbo. Sure, engaging with Cambodia to challenge China makes sense. But otherwise, US allies and partners seek our sustained commitment based on more than transactionalism, circumstances, and arbitrary burden-sharing. Indeed, common principles and values are the glue that binds, and Bridge's approach discards them entirely. I'm also worried about a conscious deprioritization of the Indian Ocean replaced by an all-in strategy at the First Island Chain as well as Trump's penchant for wrecking everything regardless of Bridge's dreams (see US-ROK military drills this week). My latest piece for @ForeignPolicy explains.

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Iran parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee member Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Sunday that no major decision is made without the coordination and permission of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

International development is central to foreign policy.   As UK Governor to @WorldBankGroup, I'll take personal leadership of the UK's work on development and climate.   Working with @kirstyjmcneill, we'll ensure the UK plays a leading role.

IRAN WARNS OVER SHIP ATTACK Iran’s foreign minister said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea “cannot go unanswered” after an explosion reportedly killed one sailor and injured another. The remarks came during calls with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Bernie Sanders: We will end a foreign policy which is immoral and ineffective and a military budget of well over a trillion dollars a year. No more spending billions of dollars on endless wars. No more spending billions of dollars on the genocidal Netanyahu government in Israel. No more support for the cruel dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and elsewhere. Bottom line, let's start investing in the American people, not the war machine.