.@JonathanBlackUK says “traditional economic levers” are being used for national security purposes, enabled the current globally integrated economy. #AspenSecurity.

RT @VivianBala: Appreciated the rich discussions at the Aspen Security Forum this year. Excellent opportunity to exchange views on global c….

Robert Zoellick argues that in Sub-Saharan Africa, we must look beyond U.S.-China competition to consider ways the U.S. and China can work together to provide mutually beneficial development assistance. He says, "If the Chinese can help do that effectively, I'm okay [with it].".

As the consumption of compute is growing around the world, countries are thinking about who will host their national security enterprise. "Trust in American-provided critical infrastructure. is going down," says @PennyPritzker. Meanwhile, China has been "quite active,".

On President Trump's economic strategy, Robert Zoellick says, "Given his experience with hedge funds, he sees the imbalances in markets. The larger story here, beyond the trade fight and what happens, is what does this mean for insecurity in the international system?".

RT @jimsciutto: “Logic and self-interest will push China and the United States towards a trade deal,” fmr US Amb to China @RNicholasBurns t….

Asked about the 93.5 percent tariff on Chinese graphite imports that the White House announced today, @PennyPritzker highlights the impact on the production of batteries for EVs in the United States. "It’s hard to add it all up and say it’s good for American industry.".

"We've made a conscious decision that we're a significant economy outside one of the major blocks. We have some economic heft but also some agility," says @JonathanBlackUK at the #AspenSecurity Forum. He says the U.K. is seeking to engage the multilateral space as well as the.

.@PennyPritzker highlights the trade diversion and realignment we are seeing. "The word is out," she says. "Go make regional deals." . - India is in trade talks with the UK and EU and has low tariffs with the Asia-Pacific.- Mexico, Vietnam, and Thailand will be big beneficiaries.

Robert Zoellick @Temasek to @EdwardGLuce: "Have you seen [President Trump] feel that when a court rules against him. that means he needs to go back? He'll just keep trying. He'll push the edge of the envelope." #AspenSecurity.

.@PennyPritzker: "The rest of the world is not sitting still. They are making [trade] deals around us.".

"We [the U.S. and the UK] have a long history with trade. Jonathan [Black] may remember this thing we did with the tea in in Boston Harbor," Robert Zoellick addresses @JonathanBlackUK.

"Trade is geopolitics and geopolitics is trade, because Trump sees it that way," says @EdwardGLuce. #AspenSecurity.

.@RNicholasBurns highlights the importance of discussing trade and economics at the #AspenSecurity Forum: “It’s at the center of global politics this year, it's the focal point of President Trump's first six months…It’s always at the center of China’s global strategy.”.

Up next, @JonathanBlackUK, @PennyPritzker, and Robert Zoellick @Temasek join @edwardgluce at the #AspenSecurity Forum for a conversation on the 'The International Economy and the Art of the (Trade) Deal.' Watch today’s livestream here:

.@SangerNYT: "Betting on regime change is a risky business." It is is the current belief in Washington, but I am not sure where they get that confidence. @vali_nasr: More broadly, for the U.S., it must "think bigger" on a nuclear deal if it thinks this is a historical opening in.

Steve Hadley draws a key distinction: The Iranian people have rallied around their country, not their regime. On the region's reaction to the Israeli strikes, Hadley says many "feel obliged to condemn the Israeli strikes…but they’re [covertly] cheering. None of them want a.

.@vali_nasr: Disappointment with Russia in Iran goes way back. Russia is "always willing to bargain with the West over Iran.". "China's support to Iran," Nasr says, "has always been economic, not military. If it becomes that in the future has yet to be determined.".

"They are really on the back foot. in a way they haven't been since the Cold War," @RachelBronson1 says about Russia's current role in the Middle East. She highlights Russia's inability to come to Assad's rescue in Syria. This, she says, is the "cost of the Ukraine war for.

.@SangerNYT says that President Trump's "biggest threat is his own base.". He argues this is why President Trump did not choose the "more prolonged options he was given" following the strike on Iran. #AspenSecurity.