With Bradley Thayer

BRADLEY THAYER, Professor of International Security Studies, Tallinn University

• Why is the Chinese Communist Party ramping up its efforts in Taiwan?
• Is China’s preference to attack Taiwan before the November election?
• “Elite capture” of Joe Biden
• The strategic importance of the U.S. having tactical nuclear weapons
• How the U.S. can prevent Xi Jinping from “driving” escalatory decisions regarding Taiwan