The Foreign Policy Blob has Forgotten How to Negotiate

The outrage over Trump's Ukraine deal is a symptom of a larger problem in American diplomacy.

In the years following the end of the Cold War, the U.S. enjoyed a period of relative peace, stability, and growth now commonly referred to as the “peace dividend.” This was a time in which the U.S. was able to reallocate resources from defense spending and put them towards economic growth. This of course had a detrimental impact on our defense capabili…