PreludeOn February 8, 2024 Tucker Carlson interviewed President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. While the interview did not reveal anything new, Mr. Putin did demonstrate detailed knowledge of Russian history, mental agility, and a firm conviction that his understanding of the underlying reasons beneath the Ukrainian conflict is indeed factual. GrievancesIn … Continue reading
Category Archives: United States
Seeking a Compromise on Taiwan
November 16, 2021 The lack of an acknowledged breakthrough on Taiwan in the wake of the summit between Presidents Biden and Xi is, to put it mildly, alarming. We’ve previously summarized some of the reasons for Taiwan’s importance to both China and the United States, hence the irreconcilable posture between … Continue reading
China, the U.S. and Taiwan
October 9, 2021 A month ago Presidents Biden and Xi had a crucial telephone conversation that according to the White House, covered a number of unspecified issues. Then, almost a month later, President Biden acknowledged that Taiwan was one of them and that the two had agreed to abide by … Continue reading
U.S. Withdraws from INF
August 2, 2019 Less than one year after President Donald Trump informally announced that the United States would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the State Department announced on Aug. 2 that the move was officially complete.
U.S. Confirms Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
May 27, 2021 The U.S. formally confirmed it is withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty.
U.S. Timeline
Sept. 6, 2020 – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls for a 355 ship navy. August 30, 2021 – U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan.
A Questionable Strategy
June 12, 2021 Historical Background When they “opened” China in 1972 President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger did not anticipate the consequences that would follow. Nixon’s primary motive was to take advantage of the then adversarial Sino-Soviet relationship to open another front in the Cold War with … Continue reading
Resetting U.S.-Russian Relations
February 4, 2016 Henry Kissinger’s speech (original link to https://gorbachovfund.ru is broken) at the Gorbachev Fund in Moscow From 2007 into 2009, Evgeny Primakov and I chaired a group composed of retired senior ministers, high officials, and military leaders from Russia and the United States, including some of you present … Continue reading