1、 The United States and the Ukrainian Crisis:Implications for the Internal Arena and the Great Power Competition Eldad Shavit|No.1576|March 24,2022 The response by the United States to the Ukrainian crisis is focused on efforts to send military aid,maintain and strengthen coordination with allies in
2、Europe and NATO,and intensify the economic and political isolation of Russia.It is too early to outline scenarios for ending the campaign and certainly to sum up the broader significance of the crisis for the US and the great power competition.However,in the coming months the administration intends
3、to act more forcefully to strengthen the image of President Biden as a leader who has brought together a broad coalition to oppose Russia and exact a heavy price for its aggression.This is partly with a view to the midterm Congressional elections(November 2022),which traditionally deal largely with
4、internal matters,but the Ukrainian situation gives the administration an opportunity to attack the Republicans for their policy on Russia and blame them for economic decline.It is also a chance to show China,the chief rival of the United States,that the US administration has the motivation and the a
