Questioning military commitments in Asia is such a conversation killer
But it shouldn’t be. Not all alliances should be treated the same, but China threat inflation drives the conversation that way anyway.
But it shouldn’t be. Not all alliances should be treated the same, but China threat inflation drives the conversation that way anyway.
The second installment in our series exploring Senate measures that could set the US on a course of cold war with China.
Beltway policymakers are routinely threatening war with Beijing without seriously considering the possibility of losing.
This approach would be needless provocation and reckless overcommitment, and it’s important that Biden reject it.
Chinese and American leaders are now playing a game of chicken that couldn’t be more dangerous for both countries and the planet.
Two hearings this week revealed quite a bit of open-ended threat inflation and an embrace of military deterrence as the only solution.
In remarks this week the president proclaimed Washington’s objective is “winning” its competition with Beijing.
The Trump’s administration has left the new White House at a crossroads: keep poking Beijing or bring balance back to the situation.
The U.S.-Russia relationship is already on life support. Acting imprudently now could make it dead on arrival.
By signaling greater support for Taipei’s independence, Washington is risking the island’s safety and 40-years of Sino-U.S. peace.
The outgoing secretary of state spent his final days planting booby traps and ensuring his own political future.
This is what happens when lawmakers cram annual Pentagon funding into a politically charged package on a deadline.
A new approach requires recognition of the dangers of aggressive, ideologically driven policy centered on containing China.
Biden should reject the Trump administration’s new actions on US-Taiwan relations.
Paradoxically, the louder the U.S. becomes in defense of Taipei, the more China is apt to invade it.
Washington researchers cash five- and six-figure checks annually from Taiwan’s government but bury that conflict of interest when writing about U.S.-Taiwan policy.
The coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is back at sea to join other U.S. warships in projecting power into the Western Pacific.
Military, diplomatic, historical, and environmental imperatives dictate that the U.S. disengage militarily from the volatile Taiwan issue. Washington should instead focus on facilitating a compromise.