The Wires of War with Jacob Helberg
Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg), author of The Wires of War, joins Erik to discuss:
- The “gray war” that Jacob believes the US is in with China, and why he feels it’s important to call it a war rather than a competition.
- Technology and cyber weapons and how they can be used for political warfare with plausible denability.
- The window of opportunity that the US and its allies have to take a proactive approach to China.
- The bull case and bear case for China.
- What’s at stake in Taiwan.
- Why countries involved in China’s belt-and-road initiative are having second thoughts.
- What actions Jacob would like to see the US take in the future to counteract China.
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