Rajan Menon Speaks at CATO

As you know, CATO is neither in the classic conservative Republican nor the classic liberal Democrat mold. They're more Libertarian, if anything. But listen to what Dr Menon has to say. It's about The End of Alliances. He's attracting a lot of attention with this thesis. To me, it's not a bad idea for weaning the US away from its traditional cronyist old-school ties with the Europeans (Atlanticism), Israel and even Japan. The US is reaping decreasing returns from these alliances, and so these traditional pillars of its foreign relations may eventually collapse. The Libertarians may be our best bet for a sympathetic pro-Indian audience in the US, unprejudiced by obstructive ideological baggage.