Don’t like the end of the arms control era? Thank China.

@iips.bsky.social Senior Director @michaelmazza.bsky.social analyzes China’s perspective on the Maduro operation, arguing that “In general, China’s approach suggests that it didn’t care much about ‘losing’ Venezuela.”

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We are still living with World War II's aftermath in the Indo-Pacific. This collection explores the war's enduring impact on the region. Read more below 👇

@iips.bsky.social Senior Director @michaelmazza.bsky.social on the Philippines' role in global approaches to Taiwan.

“[Countries] have embraced an indirect approach to deterring Beijing. The Philippines is emerging as the center of gravity for these efforts.”

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@iips.bsky.social Senior Director @michaelmazza.bsky.social spoke on the recognitions of Palestine's statehood at the UNGA, arguing that Taiwan has a better case for statehood, and that politicians are pursuing "inflated ambition[s] to bring peace to the Middle East."

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U.S. urges dialogue to resolve Taiwan-China flight route disputes - Focus Taiwan The U.S. State Department has urged China and Taiwan to enter into dialogue to resolve flight route disputes across the Taiwan Strait after Beijing announced its unilateral decision to launch the W121...

"Overall, China's air route machinations are part and parcel of a broader effort to pressure, envelop, and complicate the defense of Taiwan," Mazza said.

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“Middle powers and smaller countries that have aligned with China now know what that alignment is worth: not much, not when American national security is at stake.“

Michael Mazza On Taiwan: Bombing Iran was good for Asia - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

NEW | “China, a great power? More like a great bystander.”

My latest for the Taipei Times : www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Great @iips.bsky.social event tomorrow with @gotoindopacific.bsky.social!

This is going to be a great event!

Day 1 – Our Mission 🚀

From safeguarding against authoritarian tactics, to promoting the U.S. and its allies as leaders of an order anchored in human rights, sovereignty, and peace, @iips.bsky.social is dedicated to shaping strategy needed to win the global competition with China.

For its inaugural event, @iips.bsky.social is hosting an *unprecedented* gathering of every former top Asia policymaker for the @DeptofDefense under presidents from George W. Bush to Joe Biden.

See below for details and to RSVP!

Today’s the day!

I’m comfortable with this as long as Pete Hegseth makes Musk double pinky promise not to use the information for business advantage or share it with his BFFs in the CCP.

Need? Zero.

(2/2)
• Ukraine is impoverished, unable to defend itself, or both;

• Russia keeps the thousands of Ukrainian children it has kidnapped over the past 3 years;

• the redrawing of international borders by force is once again legitimized in international law.

(1/2) To be clear, the “peace” Vance & Co. want is one in which:

• Russia gets to continue abusing the human rights of the Ukrainians in territory it controls;

• Russia can restart the war at a time and place of its choosing;

To the Volga!

I, too, am for Ukrainian expansion.

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Look, man, I appreciate all the new year messages, but I’m gonna need you all to stop filling my inbox and texts with snakes.

Standard US language

Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

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“I don’t really care if I’m dating a Soviet spy at all,” said Ms. Lee. “He helps me to escape reality. And if he’s making me feel good, I’m here for it.”

Sure, college economics professor, I acknowledge it. I also acknowledge that the president has given just one (1) Oval Office address on foreign policy and did not make a concerted effort to convince the American people of the need for US global leadership in a time of mounting threats.

Unbelievable. The time for major foreign policy speeches was the in the spring of 2022.

Do you think Brian Thompson’s kids interpret and feel and experience this sentiment as an act of violence?

If the NBA was standing by its purported values, it would not be seeking to return to the China market.

"I declare martial law to…protect free constitutional order." Ok, then.

U.S. Zoos Gave a Fortune to Protect Pandas. That’s Not How China Spent It. A Times investigation found that zoos knew conservation money went toward apartment buildings and roads. But they wanted to keep displaying pandas, so nobody looked too closely.

Since 1972, America’s China policy has been one in which it sacrifices its principles over and over again—even when it comes to ecological conservation. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...

Arguably, this isn’t a fundamental break from past behavior. Chinese ships have been “accidentally” cutting cables around Taiwan for quite some time.