News Snapshot:
President Joe Biden opened his recent Washington Post op-ed with a familiar refrain: “Today, the world faces an inflection point.” There is no better proof of the validity of that truism than the perceptions and actions of the authoritarian adversaries of the Western international order. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea and their lesser accomplices see the present geopolitical posture of the United States as a unique opportunity to advance their interests and undermine those of the U.S. and its allies. The 2024 presidential election has captured the authoritarians’ attention as the ultimate inflection point on their trajectory to supplant...
