America’s closest allies are deeply concerned by what they regard as calamitous recent leadership from President Joe Biden.

The president’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan sits center stage here, but it is seen by allies as only one element of a broader issue — namely, Biden’s blending of arrogant disdain with an incapacity for introspection. Allies have been shocked by Biden’s furious reaction to even mild criticism over his Afghanistan policy. They are equally alarmed by the president’s proud disdain for the plight of allies that Biden’s inaugural address promised to honor.