Ben Judge

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Subscribe to RSS Print Topic: War Region: Eurasia Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: WarUkraineIsraelRussia-Ukraine WarHamas As the President’s budget request confirms, the difference between funding Israel and Ukraine is not a difference in degree but a difference in kind. Since President Biden’s speech last week, politicians and commentators have debated whether or not Israel and Ukraine are part of one conflict.

Since President Biden’s speech last week, politicians and commentators have debated whether or not Israel and Ukraine are part of one conflict. Those debates have focused on the nature of America’s strategic and moral interests, as well as the nature of the Ukrainian and Israeli regimes. Less attention has been given to the budget the President is proposing and what it means for our objectives.

Editor’s note: The following is an edited version of remarks delivered at Hillsdale College on the topic of Ben Judge and Patrick J. Garrity’s new collection, United and Independent: John Quincy Adams and American Foreign Policy (Encounter Books), on April 18, 2023. Witnessing a war in Ukraine, a crisis along our southern border, and a (for now) cold war with China, many Americans are asking the same question: on what grounds will the United States send troops into combat?