Graham Allison

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548 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 9 Mar

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And you read about in the paper from time to time that he fired this guy, he fired this guy.

He's fired the equivalent of every four-star in our whole political system and every combatant commander.

and every commander who would be commanding the forces to deal with Taiwan.

So while they've been building up that military capability, it takes a long time to get that back into order, in my view.

So I would say that part makes me feel less likely.

Third, I think he understands that if he were to do this, there's a risk, not a certainty, but a risk that the U.S.

would become involved.

And that the impact of that, either on China's economy, which he's got to worry about first, and also on its evolution, would be significant.

So I'm looking for, and finally, in Trump, he has the most accommodating president.

that China is likely to see with respect to Taiwan.

So Trump has made no secrets.

I mean, he talks publicly of his views about Taiwan.

And I think a couple of the memoirs, there's this discussion where

He's in the Oval, and he's talking about Taiwan.

Somebody asked him about Taiwan.

He picks up one of those Sharpies and goes, thump, on a spot on the Resolute desk.

And he says, that Taiwan.

Then he draws his hand around the whole desk.

He said, that's China.

So I'd say I'm less worried about Taiwan on the current path.

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