Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.
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Replacing America
China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order
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The JoongAng-CSIS Forum 2024: Keynote Address by Matt Pottinger
Prime Minister Han [Duck-Soo]; Chairman Hong [Seok-Hyun]; President Hamre—thank you for your stimulating remarks this morning. And thank you for inviting me to be here today. We have a distinguished...
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No better enemy
America empowers its adversaries
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Israel SitRep: Nov. 8, 2023
Netanyahu Reiterates: No Ceasefire Without Release of Hostages; Qatar-Mediated Deal on Ceasefire-Hostage Exchange Reported to be Underway | IDF: Israel Operating in the ‘Heart of Gaza’; Hamas Retains...
Israel at War Situation Report
Remarks by Matt Pottinger at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s China Forum 2023
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Remarks by Matthew Pottinger at Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum in London
It’s an honor to be invited to speak to you today. The Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum has played a pivotal role bringing together parliamentarians and other officials...
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Remarks by Matt Pottinger to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
Madam President, Thank you for meeting with us today. I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to you, your government, and the people of Taiwan for the very warm welcome we received this week....
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The new – or perhaps renewed – Cold War
You can’t win it if you don’t know you’re in it
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Great Powers Don’t Default
The Dangers of Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship
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Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War
The World Should Take Him Seriously
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China’s global supremacists
The Communists in Beijing have grand ambitions
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‘When You Have No Credibility … You Are in Big Trouble’: A Chinese Dissident on Xi Jinping and the Future of Protest in China
Pro-democracy activist Wei Jingsheng in conversation with Matt Pottinger on where China goes from here.
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Xi’s struggle
China’s Communist ruler isn’t just playing games
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Xi Jinping in His Own Words
What China’s Leader Wants—and How to Stop Him From Getting It
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Biden’s overdue National Security Strategy
If he understands the threats, it won’t be what he planned
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Cold War II and the new “new world order”
Unless we mobilize, expect no good outcome
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Beijing’s American Hustle
How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power
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Why Is China Blocking a WHO Delegation From Visiting Wuhan?
It might be time to revisit the lab-leak theory.
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Europe capitulates to China’s rulers
The EU undermines its own interests and those of its ally across the pond