What keeps China from invading Taiwan? Fareed debates

A great strategic advantage that the US has traditionally had over China is that the US had many allies and partners. Recently, the US has been undermining this great strategic advantage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISw7pzKhqtI

Trump Is Running Out of Options on Iran

In Iran, Trump is unlikely to achieve anything better than Obama got in his Iran-deal.

Cuban officials may be open to a Venezuela-like deal, but US domestic politics would not support it. Too many in the US want the Cuban regime completely gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUYWquzpekk

Why No-One Wants American Weapons Anymore.

Trump has left Europe looking for alternatives to US weapons, even if they are worse, weakening the alliance and losing US sales. If the world does take big strides away from US weapons, the US will have lost a lot of leverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifDBZ504vRc

The US as a Declining Power

Trump praised Xi like a sycophant. Xi did not return the words.

Trump has accelerated American decline. Further polarizing the country, getting the US into a so-far unsuccessful war with Iran, weakening relationships with allies, removing quality immigrants along with the bad ones, increasing corruption, weakening the ability of the country to tax its wealthy citizens, broad and unstrategic tariffs that weaken the US economy, etcetera…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V48nZHKih8

Software Companies Transfer All Risk To You — And It’s Hidden In Your Contract

US companies built software focused on price and features, not security.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwVa_L27G-g

The Room Where It Happened: What the Media Missed About the Trump-Xi Meeting

The Room Where It Happened: What the Media Missed About the Trump-Xi Meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V17o5SEY9So

North Korea is Trump-Proofing its Regime

North Korea has put into law that if its leader is killed in an attack, it will start launching nukes.

North Korea is still building more nukes and their nuclear missiles can reach the US. North Korea is determined to keep its nukes to defend the regime’s survival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlkCC4d3_Po

Growing Calls to Go All In Against Iran

During the war and the following cease fire blockades and operations…the US has not been communicating well with the Gulf States. 

Some Iranians ships continue to make it through the blockade. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIpguXCcTSc