You write, "An insightful look at the Pentagon’s interim defense guidance, which underscores that those who believe the singular threat to counter is China are ascended, at least in the Defense Department."
This is a good topic to explore. The logic is there, China is ascending, while Russia is descending. China is larger than the US and EU put together, while Russia is smaller than both.
On the other side of the coin, China has never really been an expansionist power, and it may view it's competition with the West more in economic terms.
How one views China would seem to have significant implications for American policy elsewhere, like Europe and the Middle East.
You write, "An insightful look at the Pentagon’s interim defense guidance, which underscores that those who believe the singular threat to counter is China are ascended, at least in the Defense Department."
This is a good topic to explore. The logic is there, China is ascending, while Russia is descending. China is larger than the US and EU put together, while Russia is smaller than both.
On the other side of the coin, China has never really been an expansionist power, and it may view it's competition with the West more in economic terms.
How one views China would seem to have significant implications for American policy elsewhere, like Europe and the Middle East.