State of the Play: An Interview with Steve Hadley by CSIS published on 2019-10-21T20:29:55Z In this episode, Mike interviews Steve Hadley, former national security advisor and a principal of RiceHadleyGates, a strategic consulting firm. Steve shares his journey from starting out as a young lawyer with an interest in history and strategy to the senior national security position in the White House. Mike and Steve then dive deep into the debate on U.S.-China competition. Is the Washington panic on China out of step with how the rest of the country views China? How can we best encapsulate the current state of the relationship? (Read more at https://csis.org/podcasts/asia-chessboard/state-play-interview-steve-hadley) Comment by 71feline Excellent interview. The China question could be best framed in terms of how Peter the Great viewed the West. In capsule, when the Russian travelled to the West under guise, his intention was to learn and use Western knowledge to further Russia, then to turn its back against it. This always was and continues to be China's long view of the US and our response should be one that works with China economically but with the knowledge that China does not aim to work with the US but rather against it. 2019-10-26T15:42:46Z
