'The Cork in the Bottle' - China, Taiwan and the US: Zack Cooper
'The Cork in the Bottle' - China, Taiwan and the US: Zack Cooper  
Podcast: NatSec Matters
Published On: Wed Sep 24 2025
Description: Michael speaks with Zack Cooper, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, about the evolving dynamics of US policy toward China and the Indo-Pacific. Zack discusses how President Trump's pursuit of a meeting with Xi Jinping has shaped US policy and offers new analysis on the timeline for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Zack also confronts the reality of the so-called "axis of upheaval"—a tightening cooperation between China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran—and what it means for US foreign policy.