We need to level with the American people about just how much trouble we are in.

I agree with Professor Mead's piece in the Wall Street Journal where he opined that we get it wrong when we believe that giving in to leaders like Putin will satisfy them.

Clearly, this is no path toward peace.

I'm a big fan and booster of the Quad.

The reality is that no important security or economic issue in the region can be addressed without both South Korea's and Japan's active involvement.

AUKUS was a striking innovation in terms of security and deterrence.

AUKUS is a game changer.

Today, more than ever, alliances are critical to our national security. Alliances and allies matter.

No country can shape in a positive way the future of the region in isolation.

The North's unrelenting pursuit of nuclear weapons, the means to deliver them, and its unmitigated aggression toward South Korea and America should concern us all.

Our biggest weakness is our political division, is our inability to show that confidence, that bipartisan strength.

The significantly improved bilateral and trilateral relationships that are playing out now are the benefit of that outreach.

It is frustrating to us that we have not been able to be more effective in communicating to our constituents the urgency of these issues.

We must never allow the PRC to dictate America's Taiwan policy.

I've called for ending the almost 44-year U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity in favor of strategic clarity.

we should be less concerned about provoking China than we should be concerned about bolstering our friends, allies, and partners in the region.

They need our tangible support . . . not our best wishes.

Though I would use the term 'adversary' rather than 'competitor', this strategy recognizes that the PRC is the only competitor with both the intent and, increasingly, the capability to reshape the international order.