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Strengthen Asia to Weaken Beijing
Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) review the oath of joining the party in front of the party flag on April 13, 2021 in Luoyang, Henan Province of China. (Photo by Jia Fangwen/VCG via Getty Images)
America’s goal shouldn’t be to crush China, but to promote Asia as a way of offsetting China’s quest for global dominance, argues Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]]. Asia’s peoples and countries want to be independent and rich—Washington’s job is to help that Asian Dream come true.
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Virtual Event | A Conversation with David Albright
This Friday, Michael Doran sits down with David Albright—one of the few nuclear experts granted access to the Iranian Atomic Archive captured by Israel in 2018—for a discussion [[link removed]] on the future of the Iran nuclear deal. As the Biden administration seeks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, what security does the agreement actually provide to the U.S. and its regional allies at this stage? Please join Hudson Institute for this important discussion.
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The SHIPYARD Act is Table Stakes in the Competition with China
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
With trillions of dollars potentially in play to improve America’s competitiveness, not paying for the infrastructure that keeps our U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships running is like buying a new SUV and never changing the oil, Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton warn in The Hill [[link removed]]. If America wants to out-compete China, protect the environment, and get the most out of its maritime investments, we must restore the infrastructure our military fleets depend on.
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North Korea: Biden and Moon Should Focus on Complete, Verifiable, and Irreversible Action
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden looks through binoculars toward North Korea during a visit to observation post Ouellette at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on December 7, 2013 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
When President Moon Jae-in of South Korea visits the White House later this month, he’ll have a full plate of urgent issues to address, including the threat from North Korea, writes Patrick M. Cronin in The National Interest [[link removed]-]. South Korea’s presence at the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in London earlier this month reinforced Seoul’s role in maintaining global peace and security. It is vital for the U.S. and South Korea to forge strong policy responses to the challenges facing the free world.
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Two men talk next to a car while they line up to get subsidized gasoline on June 5, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Getty Images)
The kleptocratic Maduro regime has transformed Venezuela–once the wealthiest country in Latin America—into a failed state that is sowing instability throughout the Western Hemisphere, writes Marshall Billingslea in National Review [[link removed]]. The Biden administration must develop a clear policy on Venezuela that maintains pressure on the regime through targeted sanctions and puts its full support behind Interim President Juan Guaidó.
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Hudson Institute President and CEO John Walters issued a statement on the passing of former Hudson board chair Governor Pete du Pont: “Hudson Institute mourns the death of Governor Pete du Pont. His life is an example of public service for the common good.” Read the full statement here [[link removed]].
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