OpinionOctober 17, 2024
Biden’s Withdrawal Made Containing War in the Middle East Harder
As tensions soar in the Middle East, the president’s lame duck status hinders efforts to manage the escalation of risks in the region
Stories by Andrew Payne
Andrew Payne is a lecturer in foreign policy and security at City St George’s, University of London, and a nonresident fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs. He is the author of War on the Ballot: How the Election Cycle Shapes Presidential Decision-Making in War (Columbia University Press, 2023).