Asia is more important to the US than Europe, and US leaders need to start acting like it

The Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore recently wrapped up. As a forum to discuss Asian security issues, it was curious that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed attendees.

Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has rightfully dominated global attention. But as the Biden administration surges US troops to Europe, now numbering 100,000, and provides upward of $54 billion in aid to Ukraine, it risks making a strategic foreign-policy blunder — prioritizing Europe over Asia.

Regardless of how much the United States sympathizes with Ukraine’s tragic circumstances; even the mighty United States must make tradeoffs. With a myriad of domestic issues ranging from a shrinking middle class, record inflation, a stagnating economy, and the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, US policymakers cannot afford to pursue the status-quo in both Europe and Asia.

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