"In the Cold War, American and European scientists cooperated on projects from nuclear weapons to computer design, animated in part by a common cause to compete with Soviet scientists. This collaborative spirit must be rekindled again." THREAD 1/
" A new union of democracies could develop collective responses to Chinese technological challenges and advance together shared policies and norms for" 2/
(1) nurturing cooperation between 5G and 6G suppliers in democracies (i.e., an industrial policy for fostering synergies among Nokia, Samsung, and Ericsson); (2) containing, exposing, and deterring digital meddling; 3/
(3) encouraging scientific cooperation on quantum computing or sharing a “democracy cloud” for research; (4) prohibiting companies from exporting surveillance technologies or internet-controlling tools to autocracies; 4/
(5) ensuring secure and diverse supply chains of rare-earth minerals; (6) adopting shared data privacy practices; and (7) implementing a shared “cyber-deterrence doctrine.” 5/ END THREAD From "Cold War Lessons and Fallacies for US-China Relations Today" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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It was a two way street. Causation varied in different countries at different times in history. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I was indicted US policy, not excusing it. (& why you have to accuse me of lying rather than just refute the argument is odd to me. oh well) THREAD 1/
So as a "fancy Stanford professor", Ive written more than a single tweet on this subject. For those who want to learn more about my thinking and respond to the substance, let me post some pieces. Eager for feedback here or by email, esp on last piece in this thread. 2/
My abhorrence to American support for dictators grew while writing my PhD. I found particularly immoral and non-strategic our support of RSA & Savimbi. "Southern African Liberation and Great Power Intervention: Towards a Theory of Revolution in an International Context." (1991)
Let's be clear. Saudi Arabia is a dictatorship. The Saudi regime treats women as second-class citizens. (Yes, Im being diplomatic). I support a constructive US-KSA relationship. But that should not require us to ignore basic facts. #TruthMatters. THREAD 1/
As @freedomhouse assesses, "Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected." 2/
"The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the criminalization of dissent, appeals to sectarianism and ethnicity, and public spending supported by oil revenues to maintain power." 3/
[During the Cold War] The overly expansive containment mission also pulled the United States into immoral alliances and partnerships as US presidents greenlighted coups, embraced dictators, provided aid to illiberal governments and movements, ... THREAD 1/
"and encouraged societal mobilization against communist regimes when chances of success were near zero." 2/
"These mistakes in the ideological fight during the Cold War must be recognized in order to help shape a more successful and nuanced policy of competition, containment, and engagement with China today." 3/
"During the Cold War, overzealous efforts at cooperation also produced mistakes." THREAD 1/
"... when pursuing détente, President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger wrongly assumed that their counterparts shared realpolitik theories about the stability of bipolarity and therefore sought to maintain equilibrium; that was a miscalculation." 2/
"In dealing with Chinese communist leaders for decades to come, US leaders must seek cooperation without being lulled into the false assumption that engagement can eventually end bilateral competition regarding power and ideology." 3/
"In the last four years, the quality and quantity of contacts between American and Chinese officials has declined. Lessons from the Cold War suggest that they should be expanded again today." THREAD 1/
"As achieved even with the Soviet Union, the United States can simultaneously compete and engage, deter and cooperate with China as long as objectives are clearly defined." 2/
"Improved relations with China should never be a goal of American diplomacy in itself; at a minimum, interaction with hostile regimes is a method for acquiring better information about intentions and capabilities." 3/
Putin's trolls want you to believe that all Russians despised me as a "fomentor of revolution." Yet everywhere I went as Ambassador to Russia, including even Putin's Sochi Olympics in 2/2014, Russians stopped me & asked to take photos with me. Maybe this is why Putin banned me?
At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, I was constantly asked to pose for these photos. These Russians are not "revolutionaries." & they approached me, not the other way around.
Until I was banned by Putin, hundreds of students would attend my talks at universities, And so we instead invited students to come my residence. These events would sell out in minutes.