Avoiding Conflict

It seems beyond interesting that I’d be reading Admiral Jim Stavdidis’ book, “2034” and also reading this CNN article “Insults fly as Biden locks horns with Russia and China” at the same time. Admiral Stavdids novel and President Biden’s contentious interactions with Russia and China illustrate how quickly just words can escalate conflict to places no one intended it to go.

Just this week U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hosted their counterparts, top diplomat Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Anchorage, Alaska for the first official…