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Barbara A. Leaf: “The administration's commitment to reducing regional tensions, banking the fires of conflict, building deep partnerships…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
The administration's commitment to reducing regional tensions, banking the fires of conflict, building deep partnerships based on an affirmative agenda, and demonstrating the value of a sustained partnership with the United States remains the best approach to countering Russian and PRC influence across the region.
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Barbara A. Leaf

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Discussing the administration's strategy to counter Russian and Chinese influence.

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