Friday, August 19, 2005

The Bear meets the Dragon: Should we Worry?

Fire of Liberty

Peter Brookes has a great column on the dangerous partnership emerging between the Russians and the Chinese and how it will have a detrimental affect on the region. I found his solutions on minimizing this relationship very interesting, take a look:
First, the Pentagon must make sure the forthcoming Quadrennial Defense Review balances U.S. forces to address both the unconventional terrorist threat and the big-power challenge represented by a Russia-China strategic partnership.

Second, the United States must continue to strengthen its relationship with its ally Japan to ensure a balance of power in Northeast Asia - and also encourage Tokyo to improve relations with Moscow in an effort to loosen Sino-Russian ties.

Third, Washington must persevere in advancing its new relationship with (New) Delhi in order to balance Beijing's growing power in Asia and take advantage of India's longstanding, positive relationship with Russia.

And be ready to deal. Russia has historically been wary of China. America must not ignore the possibilities of developing a long-term, favorable relationship with Russia - despite the challenges posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's heavy-handed rule.
I don't know about dealing with Putin but I'd rather be cordial with him being he has a lot of nukes and the wealth of resources to keep them. I just hope we'll keep our eye on the ball in the present and future, no matter who the Prez is. As always our fight to keep the flames of freedom burning is an ever vigilant affair, let's keep it that way.

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