This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Reid Smith, Vice President of Foreign Policy at StandTogether. Reid is an important advocate for realism and restraint in U.S. foreign policy, coordinating support for many of the researchers, and academics featured on this show. This episode dives into the premises of restraint, the recent congressional fight over aid to Ukraine, the concept of a &quot;new Cold War&quot; and more. 
 
Reid&#39;s article on <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/08/arm-but-verify-a-blueprint-for-rigorous-oversight-of-future-ukraine-aid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Ukraine aid</a>
Reid&#39;s article on <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/bidens-middle-east-anti-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">&quot;anti-strategy&quot;</a>

Stephen Wertheim Returns: Restraint and Retrenchment

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