Response ·
A China expert, a veteran American diplomat, and a retired Israeli general walk into a Zoom to talk about Israel and where it fits into a new cold war.
Monthly Essay ·
Much has been made about the Jewish state’s growing ties with China. But those ties are loosening, and if a new cold war is in the offing, Jerusalem won’t be on Beijing’s side.
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A series of defense-trade treaties among the world’s leading democracies would help defend all of them, and us, against China.
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The number of AI and cybersecurity startups in Israel makes up close to 20 percent of the world’s total, likely eclipsing China and second only to the United States.
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Now that China has supplanted global terrorism as the U.S.'s main foreign-policy concern, the Israel-China relationship will have to change.
Monthly Essay ·
In some ways, the two countries have never been closer, but in others, and notably with regard to China, they’ve never seemed farther apart.
Observation ·
In a season of mass protests in Hong Kong and a fierce dustup with the NBA, the acclaimed new Chinese-American film is (almost) silent on the costs of engaging with authoritarianism.
Response ·
Otherwise, Israel will end up making the same mistakes with regard to China that the U.S. did.
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Partnering with Beijing can help stabilize the Middle East; partnering with Asian nations threatened by Beijing can help build a counterbalance to Chinese power.
Response ·
As China hardens and becomes more aggressive, America and other nations are pushing back. Israel should, too.
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Doing so would be profoundly dangerous.
Monthly Essay ·
After decades of almost no interaction, relations between the two nations grow increasingly warmer and closer. There's plenty of good news—and, for Israel, plenty of risk.
Observation ·
Relations are robust now, but China's imperial challenge to the liberal world order carries a warning for the Jewish state.
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