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4/11/25 National Security News and Commentary

2 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Gareth Vipers |Michael Sobolik |Matt Pottinger |Liza Tobin

Quotes of the Da:"No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free."– Assata Shakur"Self education is, I firmly believe, the only education there is.”– Isaac Asimov“A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.”– Ezra Pound1.
Huawei Goes to Iraq

Jan 16, 2025 | chinabooksreview.com | Eva Dou |Nicholas Kristof |Matt Pottinger

Ed: This excerpt from Eva Dou’s House of Huawei (Portfolio, 2025)was first published at our sibling site The Wire China, and is ungated here. Join us on January 21 at Asia Society in New York to hear Eva Dou talk with Dan Wang about Huawei, the Tiktok ban and more — register for your seat here. On December 17, 1998, at 20 minutes after midnight, the eerie wail of air-raid sirens pierced the dark sky over Baghdad. The horizon exploded with bursts of light as Iraqi anti-aircraft guns sprayed fire.
Get Smart

Jan 10, 2025 | fdd.org | Clifford May |Matt Pottinger

“Artificial intelligence is the future… Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”Vladimir PutinThe Russian president-for-life and neo-tzar waging a terrible war of conquest against Ukraine is evil but he’s not stupid, certainly not when it comes to artificial intelligence. Americans don’t want to rule the world. But neither do most of us want the world to be ruled from Moscow, Tehran, or Beijing. So, we have to get smart.
China Books Review

Nov 14, 2024 | chinabooksreview.com | Taili Ni |Nicholas Kristof |Matt Pottinger

The New York Times bureau chief’s apartment in Beijing was a large, well-bugged suite in Building Seven of a guarded government-run compound called Jianguomenwai, reserved for foreign diplomats and journalists. Jianguomenwai was the kind of soulless compound that Communist governments were good at erecting, but it was comfortable, quiet and air-conditioned. Within the paper, it was often said that the correspondent you wanted to follow in any bureau was John Burns.
Khashoggi’s widow hopes Washington can help her find justice

Oct 15, 2024 | fdd.org | Matt Pottinger

October 11, 2024 | Politico Khashoggi’s widow hopes Washington can help her find justice
Matt Pottinger and the Boiling Moat

Aug 23, 2024 | fdd.org | Clifford D. May |Matt Pottinger

Before Matt Pottinger was a reporter in China, he served as a U.S. Marine, deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He then spent four years in senior roles on the White House National Security Council, including as senior director for Asia, and deputy national security advisor. Now, he’s a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and he’s Chairman of FDD’s China Program.
Searching for an endgame with China

Jul 11, 2024 | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Matt Pottinger

July 11, 2024 | The Foreign Affairs Interview Searching for an endgame with China
How To Avoid Conflict In Taiwan

Jun 20, 2024 | hoover.org | Matt Pottinger

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How to Avoid Conflict in Taiwan

Jun 20, 2024 | chinabooksreview.com | Matt Pottinger

If just one lesson could be drawn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it must be that deterrence would have been a lot cheaper than war. Yet democracies seem to be getting worse at deterrence. The record of the past few years is marred with failures and signs of trouble. In August 2021, the Taliban toppled the democratic government of Afghanistan just six weeks after watching the United States vacate its last major military base in the country.
The case for deterrence - The Wire China

Jun 17, 2024 | exbulletin.com | Matt Pottinger

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past an honor guard of members of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Beijing, September 16, 2013. Credit: Feng Li via Getty Images If only one lesson could be learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is that deterrence would have cost far less than war. However, democracies seem less and less effective in terms of deterrence. The record of recent years is marred by failures and signs of difficulties.