Crisis Calculus on Ukraine & Taiwan

The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer · Dec 5, 2025 · 1h 8m

In this episode, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer cover:

- Deadlock between Russia and Ukraine as war continues

- Rising Japan–China tensions over Taiwan and what Trump’s response signals for U.S. strategy in the region.

- Red Team/Blue Team debate on whether the U.S. should maintain, abandon or thicken “strategic ambiguity” toward Taiwan.

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