Richard N. Haass: “It's clear that the center of foreign policy decision making is the White House. It's the president. It's Jared Kushner.”

We ought to have a race to the top, not a race to the bottom.

Mr. Putin clearly wants to get Ukraine within the Russian sphere of influence. He does not want Ukraine to affiliate with the European Union. Obviously, he doesn't want it to affiliate with NATO.

The E.U. is an instrument on the trade issue. It is our largest trading partner and investor.

The grim aftermath of America`s strategic and moral failure will reinforce questions about U.S. reliability among friends and foes far and wide.