Brown, Michael
The empty arsenal of democracy: How America can build a new defense industrial base - Foreign Affairs - 104(3), May-Jun, 2025: p.136-148
It is every president’s nightmare. The Chinese military is massing troops in Fujian Province and an armada offshore, just across the strait from Taiwan. According to U.S. intelligence, this buildup is no mere feint—Beijing is really preparing for war. Global stock markets are crashing, as the world faces what economists estimate could be a $10 trillion shock. The White House must suddenly answer a question it has long put off: Will it use military force to defend Taiwan?- Reproduced
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/empty-arsenal-democracy-michael-brown
The empty arsenal of democracy: How America can build a new defense industrial base - Foreign Affairs - 104(3), May-Jun, 2025: p.136-148
It is every president’s nightmare. The Chinese military is massing troops in Fujian Province and an armada offshore, just across the strait from Taiwan. According to U.S. intelligence, this buildup is no mere feint—Beijing is really preparing for war. Global stock markets are crashing, as the world faces what economists estimate could be a $10 trillion shock. The White House must suddenly answer a question it has long put off: Will it use military force to defend Taiwan?- Reproduced
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/empty-arsenal-democracy-michael-brown