ChinaTalk Taiwan War + Grand Strategy for Cold War II
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Jun 17, 2024 
Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike and founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, explores the looming Cold War II and its implications. He draws parallels between the Soviet Union and today's China, addressing Washington's groupthink and the necessity of reevaluating U.S. policies. Alperovitch offers bold military and diplomatic strategies for Taiwan, critiques the current U.S. defense budget, and argues for a selective decoupling with China to enhance national security while fostering a balanced economic relationship.
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American Advantages and Chinese Weakness
- America possesses significant advantages over China, including innovation, capital access, alliances, and immigration.
- China is weaker than the Soviet Union was during the Cold War, and the US ultimately prevailed then.
Defense Spending and Industrial Base
- The US defense budget is large but misspent on exquisite, expensive platforms instead of focusing on quantity and scale.
- We need to revitalize the defense industrial base and prioritize essential armaments.
Predicting the Ukraine Invasion
- Dmitri Alperovitch correctly predicted the Russian invasion of Ukraine and suggested abandoning NATO's open-door policy to Ukraine.
- The Biden administration rejected the idea, but it highlights the inherent incoherence of US foreign policy.
