The Ambassador's Brief

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Highbrow news and analysis on global affairs. As followed by over 500 current / former Ambassadors.

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  1. Oct 18

    Best explainer I’ve heard of the implications about the story on China’s new weapon

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  2. Oct 18
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  3. Oct 18

    Short on time, but want to understand the hype around China's new "hypersonic" space weapon? 's and I have you covered. Check out our 6-minute rundown on :

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  4. Oct 17

    Always a pleasure chatting with 's about Chinese military modernization. What's that saying, & ? "Launch a missile, get a pod"? 😉

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  5. Oct 17

    W/ news of 's test of new hypersonic capability from 's article yesterday, 's and I go on to discuss the technical & strategic implications of this new capability. Check out our episode in the link below!

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  6. Oct 16

    This is a call for conversations on this: is a great way to get out something more nuanced than 280 characters, but faster and easier than writing an op-ed. DM this tweet to a friend and have a conversation.

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  7. It's been a busy week in the Taiwan policy world. and I cover the highlights in six minutes for .

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  8. Oct 14

    I caught up with on for a debrief of where we are after 's National Day & the news that is moving its summer language program to Taipei. Will we see a return to the Stanford Center glory days of language study here?

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  9. Oct 14

    "It does pose a serious blow to the credibility of the United Nations. When you have a Human Rights Council comprising so many members that are apparently not concerned to investigate human rights abuses, it does makes you think, well, what's the whole point?"

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  10. Last week's UN Council decision to end investigations by a group of experts into abuses in is deeply troubling On , & I discuss what happened & what it means Link:

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  11. Thank you for an excellent (and rapid!) discussion. Amazing how much one can cover in six minutes!

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  12. Oct 13

    Had the most wonderful time speaking with about his book . Within these 6 mins, Giulio takes us through the past, present, & future of water. You have got to catch the full conversation here:

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  13. Oct 8

    Delighted to join for a conversation on Strategy of Denial via the great format of !

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  14. Oct 8

    "I don't think we're (USA) where we need to be... I am very concerned that we face the potential for a Chinese attack against Taiwan ... We're really playing with fire here. I think we need to really double down and focus on the Taiwan scenario."

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  15. Oct 8

    Got the opportunity to talk to on re: his new book. We discuss US efforts to strengthen deterrent frameworks in the and the role of allies/partners in a contingency. Check out our episode in the link below 👇

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  16. My conversation today with former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ) on climate action and the upcoming meeting, courtesy of & transcribed using AI to make us sound more intelligent! 😆

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  17. Please check out my six minute conversation with former Australian Prime Minister on expectations about going into

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  18. Oct 7

    “One of my big concerns about the energy transition is that we are not getting on and building enough long duration storage..for when the sun isn't shining & the wind isn't blowing.. We have to make renewables reliable & we have to do so fast.” &

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  19. Oct 6

    It's been a really fun yet substantial chat with on speaking about last weekend's bombshell announcement by PRRD. Looking forward to more chats with you Pooja! 🙏🏽👇🏽

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  20. Oct 6

    A few days back Philippines President Duterte announced resigning from politics. As non-filipinos, and I weighed in and agreed that its more of a personal decision keeping Sara Duterte in mind, than a domestic/international impact on this decision.

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