"Arming South Korea with its own nuclear weapons against threats from North Korea would only help justify the North's ongoing pursuit of nuclear weapons, and thus making it impossible to denuclearize the North, a former commander of US Forces Korea said Monday…" Read the full article here: Full Article
"Miriam Vogel, president and CEO of EqualAI, says her organization also hopes to eventually launch a certification program for responsible AI governance. "In the interim, EqualAI is seeking to have companies and organizations across industries publicly pledge to take steps to reduce bias in AI. In January, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton announced it was the first law firm to take the pledge…" Read the full article here: Full Article
"America should act now to strengthen its Western Pacific forward posture. Neglecting it further raises the risk of war — and defeat. It is now widely understood that dealing with the threat that China poses in Asia should be the Department of Defense’s top priority…" Read the full article here: Full Article
"Former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Iraq James Jeffrey agreed that both countries will eventually find a middle ground since the U.S. needs Turkey as a partner in diplomatic and military platforms to counter China, Russia and Iran, even if it is one of the countries 'whose internal situations do not meet [Biden's] democracy standards…'" Read the full article here: Full Article
"The central theme of President Biden’s foreign policy is a global, muscular liberalism. Ensuring that democracy 'will and must prevail,' Biden told the Munich Security Conference, is 'our galvanizing mission.' This appears to mean taking on threats to democracy wherever they lie — challenging both China and Russia, which Biden has said posits 'just as real' a threat as Beijing — while continuing the 'forever wars,' halting reductions of U.S. forces in Europe, sanctioning the new military government in Myanmar, signaling [...]
"The Asia Society's Daniel Russel praised the Biden administration's strategy for meeting allies first and creating a position of strength before sitting down with the Chinese. 'The U.S. is not willing to stay quiet about behavior by China that threatens regional stability, or that violates global norms, in exchange for Chinese cooperation on climate change or on COVID-19,' Russel said…'" Read the full article here: Full Article
"Nonetheless, what Washington expects Europe to do in military terms in Asia has often been ambiguous. While the U.S. has assisted with British and French deployments, there is skepticism in the U.S. about Europe’s military role in Asia. 'Better to have Europe play to its strengths in the Euro-Atlantic area rather than to vainly try to project meaningful military power to the Asia-Pacific,' argues Elbridge Colby. The Biden administration needs to come up with a clear idea as to what military [...]
"Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security said the tough talk isn’t a surprise given the strength Moscow and Beijing believe they gained during the Trump years…" Read the full article here: Full Article
"The first high-level talks between China and the new US administration have had a bumpy start - as both sides publicly rebuked one another. We get reaction and analysis from both countries." This BBC Newshour segment features Danny Russel, whose interview begins at the 2:00 mark. Watch the full interview here: Full Interview
"Japan needs to spend a lot more on defense. Though relations between Tokyo and Washington are very solid, the simple fact is that America cannot and, if pressed, very likely will not balance China effectively alone. Japan needs to play a much greater role, not as a favor to Washington, but for its own sake…" Read the full article here: Full Article