Bridge Colby quoted in Foreign Policy article, “Biden Administration Looks to Contain China With Allies’ Help, Despite No Asian NATO”

"The Biden administration has found a receptive ear in Asian capitals for pushing back on China’s territorial expansion. It is getting increased buy-in for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue from Japan, as well as from long-wary partners India and Australia, which recently began military exercises together again after a long pause. And the new team is trying to make strides with Japan and South Korea by burying the hatchet on negotiations over the cost of hosting U.S. troops there… "'Basically every state [...]

2021-03-26T16:36:50-04:00March 26, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Bloomberg: “There’s No Hurry for Biden to Re-Enter the Iran Nuclear Deal”

"What sounded so simple during last year's presidential campaign has turned out, like everything related to Iran, to be quite complicated. President Joe Biden's administration would like to return to the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as it was negotiated and signed in 2015…" Read the full article here: Full Article

2021-03-25T04:00:55-04:00March 25, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel interviewed in NPR The World: Latest Edition: “Public Health Experts Push to End an Unfair Border Policy”

"H&M faces calls for a boycott in China after the company spoke out about Uyghur human rights abuses and concerns over forced labor in the production of cotton in Xinjiang province." This NPR The World: Latest Edition episode features Danny Russel, whose interview begins at the 28:30 mark. Listen to the full interview here: Full Interview

2021-03-25T00:00:29-04:00March 25, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Lincoln Bloomfield writes in Fletcher Forum: “Let Them Eat Smartphones: Reflections on the Wealth-Information Paradox”

"The early twenty-first century has brought a transformation in societies worldwide: a rapid change in how people live and work, the rewards for their exertions, how they feel about their lot in life, and where they turn for succor. To consider the hours spent daily by much of humanity staring at lit rectangular screens is to know how different life has become for the human race over the course of a single generation. As with the advent of printing presses, electricity, [...]

2021-03-24T00:00:14-04:00March 24, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Vince Brooks quoted in The Korea Herald article, “S. Korea’s Nuclear Armament Will Only Justify N. Korea’s Nuclear Ambition: Vincent Brooks”

"Arming South Korea with its own nuclear weapons against threats from North Korea would only help justify the North's ongoing pursuit of nuclear weapons, and thus making it impossible to denuclearize the North, a former commander of US Forces Korea said Monday…" Read the full article here: Full Article

2021-03-23T09:16:31-04:00March 23, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Jim Jeffrey quoted in Fox News article, “Biden, Erdogan Exchange Criticism Amid Worries White House Giving Turkey the Cold Shoulder”

"Former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Iraq James Jeffrey agreed that both countries will eventually find a middle ground since the U.S. needs Turkey as a partner in diplomatic and military platforms to counter China, Russia and Iran, even if it is one of the countries 'whose internal situations do not meet [Biden's] democracy standards…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

2021-03-22T00:00:43-04:00March 22, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby in The Washington Post: “Biden’s Global, Muscular Liberalism is an Indefensible Foreign Policy in 2021”

"The central theme of President Biden’s foreign policy is a global, muscular liberalism. Ensuring that democracy 'will and must prevail,' Biden told the Munich Security Conference, is 'our galvanizing mission.' This appears to mean taking on threats to democracy wherever they lie — challenging both China and Russia, which Biden has said posits 'just as real' a threat as Beijing — while continuing the 'forever wars,' halting reductions of U.S. forces in Europe, sanctioning the new military government in Myanmar, signaling [...]

2021-03-21T08:00:52-04:00March 21, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel quoted in Nikkei article, “China Marks 120-Year Comeback With Fireworks in Alaska”

"The Asia Society's Daniel Russel praised the Biden administration's strategy for meeting allies first and creating a position of strength before sitting down with the Chinese. 'The U.S. is not willing to stay quiet about behavior by China that threatens regional stability, or that violates global norms, in exchange for Chinese cooperation on climate change or on COVID-19,' Russel said…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

2021-03-21T02:00:39-04:00March 21, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby quoted in The Diplomat article, “Making Sense of Europe’s Military Engagement in Asia”

"Nonetheless, what Washington expects Europe to do in military terms in Asia has often been ambiguous. While the U.S. has assisted with British and French deployments, there is skepticism in the U.S. about Europe’s military role in Asia. 'Better to have Europe play to its strengths in the Euro-Atlantic area rather than to vainly try to project meaningful military power to the Asia-Pacific,' argues Elbridge Colby. The Biden administration needs to come up with a clear idea as to what military [...]

2021-03-21T00:00:38-04:00March 21, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|
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