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.@SecDef Austin: “We’re seeing growing coercion from Beijing. We’ve witnessed a steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan. That includes PLA aircraft flying near Taiwan in record numbers in recent months—and on a nearly daily basis.” #sld22
.@SecDef Austin: “We do not seek confrontation or conflict. And we do not seek a new Cold War, an Asian NATO, or a region split into hostile blocs.” #sld22 @IISS_org
.@SecDef Austin: “We’re seeing PRC vessels plunder the region’s provisions, operating illegally within the territorial waters of other Indo-Pacific countries.” #sld22
.@SecDef Austin: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is what happens when oppressors trample the rules that protect us all…. And it’s a preview of a possible world of chaos and turmoil that none of us would want to live in.” #sld22

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The Cold War taught us that exploiting brain drain is a smart and righteous strategy. But now, some in the GOP have forgotten that lesson.

My new column @PostOpinions

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@PostOpinions The US risks blowing its greatest opportunity since the Cold War to bolster our competitiveness at the expense of our adversaries, because some Republicans are more dedicated to thwarting immigration than competing with Russia and China.

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New: How the U.N. became a tool of China’s genocide denial propaganda washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/… by me @PostOpinions
Before Bachelet made her long-awaited tip to China last week, the Biden administration and the human rights community urged her not to let Beijing turn the visit into a propaganda win for the CCP. But Bachelet ignored those warnings...

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May 5
.@Liz_Cheney at @freedomhouse: “The United States must realize that Putin must be defeated in Ukraine. If he isn’t defeated in Ukraine, we will have to fight him and defeat him somewhere else.”
.@RepLizCheney: “If you listen to what the Chinese Communist Party says about American democracy, it’s the same thing Donald Trump says about democracy.” @freedomhouse
.@Liz_Cheney: “J.D. Vance has said he doesn’t care about what happens in Ukraine. We all have to care.” @freedomhouse @JDVance1
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"Israel’s balancing act of maintaining its ties to Russia while offering only tepid support for Ukraine is becoming morally and strategically untenable."

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“Zelensky is right when saying that this is not just a struggle for the Ukrainians, but a struggle for the entire free world... We have to do everything that we can to help them.”

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“To Americans and others who are afraid to provoke Putin into a third world war, I would say that the more determined we are to resist this threat, the less the chance this war will turn into a bigger war,” @NatanSharansky said.

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Two weeks have passed since SecDef Austin traveled to Slovakia and discussed transferring that country’s most advanced air defense system to Ukraine. But there’s no visible progress. Congress is losing patience and Ukrainians are losing their lives.

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.@RepMikeRogersAL: "Slovakia has offered S-300s, which are desperately needed in Ukraine. But all they’ve asked from us is to backfill... Why is it taking two weeks?”

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Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov told me Russia is planning an amphibious invasion they don't have enough mines or anti-ship weapons.

“We need so many things, I don’t know where to start...We appreciate your help in preventing a humanitarian catastrophe.”

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After Zelensky spoke to Congress Wednesday, the White House released a list of new military aid to Ukraine... For combating the Russian threat from the sea, the total U.S. contribution is only three patrol boats.

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