U.S. intelligence assesses that #China & #Iran are working against @realDonaldTrump's reelection while #Russia is working against @JoeBiden. Let's think about this. As a Strategic Studies major at @CMCnews, I studied the Cold War... cnn.com/2020/08/07/pol… 1/5
This included Soviet communist ideology (Marxist-Leninism) and Western ideology. We had a clash of systems and beliefs, not just national might like tanks, ships, and nuclear missiles. Eventually, we won the Cold War. 2/5
I did my part as a @USArmy intelligence officer and as a Reagan appointee in the Pentagon (a special assistant for foreign affairs). So, today, why is Russia seemingly on one side and China and Iran on the other? Simple answer is national interest. 3/5
Russia seeks to regain its place as a major European power. They have a marriage of convenience with China similar to what Nixon/Kissinger started with China vs. Russia in the early 1970s. But Russia isn't powerful economically and they fear China. 4/5
China has a purchasing power parity economy larger than the U.S. They are increasingly aggressive and are engaged in a major military buildup. Why does the People's Republic of China prefer #Biden and want #Trump to lose? That's one of 2020's main issues. 5/5
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