Event Recap

New Atlanticist

Aug 28, 2020

National Security Advisor says US must ‘confront the Chinese across all spectrums’

By David A. Wemer

US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien said the United States must be prepared to push back against Chinese aggression militarily, diplomatically, and economically, asserting that China continues to threaten its neighbors and attack US interests.

China Indo-Pacific
Transcript

The Atlantic Council hosted on August 28, 2020, a conversation featuring Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien. As the United States and the world grapple with multiple overlapping crises and rising great-power tensions, the discussion considered the key security challenges facing the next US presidential administration, as well as opportunities for renewed global cooperation. The conversation was moderated by Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow, Harvard University Belfer Center; Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, US Department of State; Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council.

The Atlantic Council was pleased to present this online conversation as part of the #ACFrontPage event series, our premier ideas platform spotlighting global leaders who are championing constructive solutions to global challenges.

An #ACFrontPage Event

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Featuring

Amb. Robert C. O’Brien
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

In conversation with

Amb. Paula J. Dobriansky
Senior Fellow
Harvard University Belfer Center;
Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
US Department of State;
Vice Chair
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council