Tag: US
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China’s Military and Energy Capabilities Raise Concerns of War Over Taiwan
China’s increasing military capabilities and efforts to reduce its energy vulnerability have raised concerns about a potential war over Taiwan. For decades, free-world leaders relied on China’s military weakness and dependence on Middle Eastern energy to deter aggression. However, both advantages are fading, and their fate is interconnected. China’s military strategy calls for a “short,…
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Why the US Needs a Pacific NATO to Counteract the Chinese Threat
On April 4, 1949, President Harry Truman addressed foreign dignitaries in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., announcing the founding of NATO in response to the USSR. Today, the preeminence of NATO remains as Russia continues to threaten the safety of 29 European countries. Similarly, the United States faces a similar threat in…