WORLD ROUNDUPWhy It’s Too Late to Stop World War 3 | Against China, the United States Must Play to Win | Western Protectionism Needs an End Date, and more
· Why It’s Too Late to Stop World War 3 – According to One of Britain’s Greatest Military Historians
Can Iran create nukes? Will China invade Taiwan? As the world tilts towards global conflict, we are asking the wrong questions
· Deadly Attack Revives Fears of the Return of Mass Terror in Russia
A deadly assault in the southern region of Dagestan has put a spotlight on the failing of Russian security services amid the war in Ukraine
· Against China, the United States Must Play to Win
Washington’s competition with Beijing should not be about managing threats—but weakening and ultimately defeating the Chinese Communist Party regime
· Western Protectionism Needs an End Date
Reliance on tariffs to shield against superior Chinese products is a trap
· Taiwan and China’s Nuclear Shield
If war with China unfolds under the shadow of nuclear escalation, it will be effectively a two-front war with Russia included, regardless of whether one or both powers are actually engaged in the fightin
Why It’s Too Late to Stop World War 3 – According to One of Britain’s Greatest Military Historians (Richard Overy, The Telegraph)
the question of how a third world war might erupt haunts us today more than at any time since the end of the last world war.
Deadly Attack Revives Fears of the Return of Mass Terror in Russia (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times)
A deadly attack on a police station and places of worship in southern Russia on Sunday raised the specter of a new wave of violence in the country’s restive Northern Caucasus region.
Against China, the United States Must Play to Win (Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea, Foreign Policy)
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, many are asking what the United States’ goal is when it comes to strategic competition with China.
Western Protectionism Needs an End Date (Jorge Guajardo, Foreign Policy)
The European Union and United States have joined in levying tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, with the EU blaming Chinese subsidies, while the United States points at overcapacity. China does have a big overcapacity problem in its manufacturing sector, but electric vehicles are not the best example of this.
Taiwan and China’s Nuclear Shield (Ben Ollerenshaw and Julian Spencer-Churchill, National Interest)
Whether or not Chinese nuclear forces have already achieved parity or superiority vis-à-vis the United States is of little consequence to our argument.
