Creative Defense Hawks, Strategic Nihilism, Doing Korean Peace Right, and Speaking China's Language | Ep. 48

American foreign policy is a reality TV show.  Through the China looking glass with HR McMaster.  Also this episode:Why is Korean peace a dirty phrase in Washington?   Did a member of Congress just tell a journalist that defense hawks will have to lies in the form of strategic rhetoric to keep the defense budget obscenely high?  Yes, he did.  Does speaking Chinese make for good anti-China propaganda?  

Matt Duss's Tweet: https://twitter.com/mattduss/status/1258094892351467520?s=19

James Palmer's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1258484792049520641

Paul McLeary: https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/1258007330651803648

Matt Korda's Tweet:https://twitter.com/mattkorda/status/1257775280388812806?s=20

Damon Linker's Tweet: https://twitter.com/DamonLinker/status/1258023836341219329

Nick Miller's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Nick_L_Miller/status/1256672374868660225

Ethan Paul in Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/05/05/how-mcmaster-sees-china/