In WORLD ON THE BRINK, Dmitri Alperovitch argues that China is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years with dire stakes for America and the world. This sharp, timely book is the essential blueprint for preventing a catastrophe.

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“Above all, we must avoid two different but related worst-case scenarios” - (1) “where China decides that today is the day to invade Taiwan” and (2) “China seizes Taiwan without a war.”

📕 Dmitri Alperovitch, World on the Brink, p. 357 (2024)

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Totally agree. But it takes more than just attribution. Naming and shaming is important but to get real deterrence we have to push back, where appropriate.

For more on this idea, see an oldie but goodie:

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The National Security Institute + Scalia Law School + George Mason University

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Turns out the “head in the sand” strategy doesn’t make the world a safer place after all

To prevent a hot conflict with China over Taiwan, the United States will need a muscular deterrence strategy—one capable of convincing Beijing that an invasion would trigger catastrophic consequences, writes Dmitri Alperovitch.
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US Secretary of State congratulates new Taiwan president taiwannews.com.tw/news/5690029

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This looks like it is an engaging and informative read.

New book 'World on the Brink' argues U.S. failing to deter Chinese invasion of Taiwan

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【New Releases】
「World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century」
Author：Alperovitch, Dmitri, Graff, Garrett M.
Publisher：PublicAffairs
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Just finished Dmitri Alperovitch’s “World on the Brink.” Excellent primer on China and Taiwan, not to mention Russia and its history of 20th/21st century conflicts.
I read it after finishing Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War,” which keeps me up at night. Two great reads.

The Cold War’s Berlin crisis—the 15-year struggle over the city’s status that preceded the construction of the Berlin Wall—holds important lessons for today’s great-power struggle over Taiwan, writes Dmitri Alperovitch.
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BREAKING: China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales apnews.com/article/china-…

Iranian drones have been used to bomb a European capital. But sure #EUSolidarity .

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Too early to tell exactly what happened to the Iranian President’s helicopter but this first hand, honest account from a Navy Sea Hawk instructor pilot on how deadly flying into fog among high but even very familiar terrain is a must read: twz.com/31962/i-almost…

Two books to read/listen to in tandem: “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century” by Dmitri Alperovitch w/ Garrett M. Graff amazon.com/World-Brink-Am… and “Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future” from Chun Han Wong 王春翰