Grateful that the Director of National Intelligence engaged with the piece Kurt and I wrote for @ForeignAffairs
I agree - but whether China "should" be allowed to turn the narrative (it shouldn't!) is different from whether it *will* be able to do.
That should concern us.
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I agree - but whether China "should" be allowed to turn the narrative (it shouldn't!) is different from whether it *will* be able to do.
That should concern us.
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I appreciate the DNI's perspective here, but respectfully, if China is seen as leading - and the US is seen as incompetent at home and absent abroad - I'm concerned it'll have major geopolitical implications.
And they're making progress as we falter.
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And they're making progress as we falter.
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It's clear China (a) covered up the crisis, (b) delayed the intl response, (c) spreads conspiracy theories, and (d) is expelling large numbers of journalists.
That's not top-tier leader behavior. So China's leadership push is an act of chutzpah.
And yet, it could succeed.
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That's not top-tier leader behavior. So China's leadership push is an act of chutzpah.
And yet, it could succeed.
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The coronavirus is testing the foundations of US leadership: our 1) domestic governance; 2) global goods provision; and 3) ability to coordinate the response.
We're struggling on these, and the PRC sees that as an opportunity - it's racing to make progress on all three.
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We're struggling on these, and the PRC sees that as an opportunity - it's racing to make progress on all three.
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Orders change gradually, then all at once.
In 1956, a botched intervention in the Suez laid bare the decay in British power and ended its time as a global power.
Today, if the US does not rise to meet the moment, the coronavirus pandemic could mark another “Suez moment.”
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In 1956, a botched intervention in the Suez laid bare the decay in British power and ended its time as a global power.
Today, if the US does not rise to meet the moment, the coronavirus pandemic could mark another “Suez moment.”
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This is a rare and truly *global* event.
The Great Depression, WWII, the Soviet Collapse, the Global Financial Crisis - could this plausibly be listed among them in its implications for international order?
If so, we need to meet the moment.
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The Great Depression, WWII, the Soviet Collapse, the Global Financial Crisis - could this plausibly be listed among them in its implications for international order?
If so, we need to meet the moment.
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