"It needs, definitely, to isolate Taiwan diplomatically by preventing other key regional powers from backing Taiwan," Mr. Mansourov said during Tuesday's Washington Brief event. "That's the lesson of the war in Ukraine. That's what Russia failed to do, from 2014 [onward] — by convincing the countries like Germany, France and Britain that any military intervention by NATO would be very ineffective, very high cost for them."
Beijing 'out for blood,' aims to punish Japan for public comments on Taiwan, scholars say
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During the Washington Brief, Gen. Gregson and Alexandre Mansourov, professor of security studies at Georgetown University, said giving South Korea the ability to build nuclear-powered subs could get the ball rolling on further nuclear capabilities and introduce complicated defense questions for Seoul.
U.S.-South Korea nuclear-powered sub raises questions about nonproliferation
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