Michael Kuiken

Hal Brands and Michael Kuiken share their insights on China's strategy to reshape global power dynamics. Brands highlights the coalition-building efforts of China and its implications for rival nations. Kuiken discusses China's military modernization, particularly regarding Taiwan, and the effects of leadership purges in the PLA. They elaborate on the 'axis of autocracies' and the material support China provides to Russia. Both guests emphasize the urgency for the U.S. to adapt its economic and security strategies in response to these shifting tides.