China
Heather Hurlburt Quoted in Foreign Policy on The World’s Global Conflicts
March 7, 2013
Mad Libs: War Edition FP asked more than 70 top military thinkers to fill in the blanks on the world’s global conflicts — from the drone wars to the budget wars. March/April 2013 | Foreign Policy AMERICA’S NO. 1 GEOPOLITICAL FOE IS… Iran. —Graham Allison, David Barno, Gian Gentile, Seth G. Jones, Peter Mansoor, Barry Pavel, Dov Zakheim • China. —Douglas Birkey, Kenneth Gause, Paul Kapur, Thomas Keaney, Edward [...]
Rebalancing: “A Resident Power in Asia”
November 20, 2012
President Obama, along with Secretaries Clinton and Panetta, has just concluded a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, and the East Asia Summit in Cambodia. Making this the first overseas trip since the elections highlights the priority being placed on what Michele Flournoy and Ziad Haider call “the region that will drive economic [...]
Challenges for China’s New Leadership – and Ours
November 15, 2012
Today, the People’s Republic of China began implementing its leadership transition with Xi Jinping succeeding Hu Jintao as the nation’s president. Li Keqiang will succeed Wen Jiabao as the nation’s premier sometime in March. China’s main decision making body – the Political Bureau Standing Committee – also added new members but shrank overall from nine [...]
Unity Looks Progressive–National Security in 2012
November 7, 2012
Major news outlets have called the presidential election for President Barack Obama. After a long and divisive campaign it is time for all Americans – regardless of party – to come together to tackle the challenges we face as a country. This includes important issues in global politics and national security, of which there is [...]
2012: A Turning Point
November 1, 2012
This election year marks an important moment in the American political story. For decades, progressives have suffered from the “security gap,” where conservatives were viewed as stronger on foreign policy while progressives were stronger at home. But public opinion and elite commentary both confirm that the gap is gone. As Slate national security columnist Fred [...]
Heather Hurlburt on WDET’s Craig Fahle Show Discussing The Foreign Policy Debate
October 23, 2012
President of TDW and Associates Tom Watkins and Executive Director of the National Security Network Heather Hurlburt join Craig to discuss some of the important foreign policy issues that were addressed during last night’s presidential debate. Watkins has traveled, studied and worked in China for nearly a quarter of a century. He is also a honorary professor in the Siuchen Province and an international educational consultant to a K-12 school in Hongzhou.
So what would Romney borrow money from China to pay for? | Heather Hurlburt
October 4, 2012
by Heather Hurlburt October 4, 2012 | The Guardian When Governor Romney turned to Jim Lehrer last night and pledged, “I will eliminate programs by this test, if they don’t pass it: is the program so critical that it’s worth borrowing money from China to pay for it? And if not, I’ll get rid of [...]
Reality on China
September 26, 2012
Events abroad and politics at home have pulled China and America’s relationship into the national debate. But rhetoric threatens to bury a complex, multifaceted and essential relationship under myths, hypocrisies and reactionary hyperbole. The U.S.-China relationship will define geopolitics in the 21st century. It requires a steady hand, not reckless rhetoric. As Elizabeth Economy of [...]
The GOP’s New Dangerous China Policy | Bill French
September 17, 2012
By Bill French September 3, 2012 | China-US Focus Last month’s Republican National Convention confirmed that for the moment, hardliners within the GOP are in control of the Party’s China policy. While Governor Romney’s aggressive China policy has received ample media attention – recently including a semi-official rebuke in China Daily – the broader GOP [...]
Rebalance in Action
June 4, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s weeklong trip to Asia shows U.S. “rebalancing” to the Asia-Pacific in action: from strengthened ties with key allies, to outreach to regional partners like Vietnam, to broad security discussions and a targeted focus on China. Speaking at a defense summit in Singapore, Panetta explained plans to shift more American naval [...]
