On China: To Win or Not To Win
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher’s recent article about U.S. strategy toward China. They disagree about the Biden administration’s approach and whether the United States needs a final objective. Melanie questions those expressing condolences for the “Butcher of Tehran,” Chris cautions against a major security deal with Saudi Arabia, and Zack commends Tsai Ing-wen on eight years of steady leadership on cross-Strait issues.
Episode Reading
- “Ebrahim Raisi: Who Was Iran’s Hardline President?”, AP, May 20, 2024.
- “President Ebrahim Raisi’s Mixed Legacy in Iran,” BBC, May 20, 2024.
- Mitch McConnell, Floor Speech, US Senate, May 20, 2024.
- Matthew Miller, Press Statement, Department of State, May 20, 2024.
- Tom Tugendhat, X, May 20, 2024.
- Charles Michel, X, May 20, 2024.
- Luke Schumacher, “Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and the Reality of Constitutional Statesmanship,”Texas National Security Review, Spring 2024
- Philip Zelikow, “Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking,” Texas National Security Review, Summer 2024.
- NATO Spokesperson Farah Dahklallah, X, May 20, 2024.
- Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher, “No Substitute For Victory,” Foreign Affairs, May/June 2021, .
- Zack Cooper, “Does America Have an End Game on China?,” ChinaFile (and Foreign Policy), December 15, 2023.
- Kirsty Needham and Dominique Vidalon, “New Caledonia riots: Tourists evacuated, French President Macron to visit,” Reuters, May 21, 2024.
- Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon, “New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity,” The Atlantic, May 20, 2024
- Irene Loewenson, “Marine corporal earns prestigious medal for saving military $140M,” Military Times, May 16, 2024
- Robert Manning, “Delusions of strong-arming China into compliance are dangerous,” The Hill, May 1, 2024
- “Messaging Memo: US China Policy (National Security Action and Foreign Policy for America),” Politico, October 2023
- “King, Cornyn, Kaine Will Introduce Legislation to Create a China Strategy Commission to Confront Growing Competition,” March 16, 2023
