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
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