Democracies Can Out-Compete the China-Russia Alliance.
As Beijing and Moscow turn inward, democratic allies need to create a network of shared self-sufficiency.
I would like to share the insights and analysis dated May 20, 2022, by Mr. Hal Brands, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies US foreign policy and defense strategy. Concurrently, Dr. Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
His commentary originally appeared in Bloomberg Opinion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-05-20/democracies-can-out-compete-the-china-russia-alliance
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