The incoming administration will need to “step up to the plate” in addressing threats posed by U.S. adversaries, regardless of who wins the presidential election, according to Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio).
Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, told the Atlantic Council at an event on Oct. 30 that the next president must ensure that U.S. adversaries “see a United States that is going to step up and say, ‘We’re going to not only de-escalate but resolve these conflicts in favor of the United States and our allies.’”
The Ohio Republican said, “China obviously is the most significant threat” that the United States faces, adding that Russia, Iran, and North Korea—which he grouped as an emerging “axis of evil”—are the “most immediate threat” to the United States.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kalama Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump have advocated different approaches toward the Ukraine and Israel wars and China. Regarding China, the communist regime’s unfair trade practices, human rights records, and Taiwan will continue to be among the key issues in the bilateral relationship.
Turner highlighted the alliance between Russia and China, particularly over what he believed to be a hot mic moment in March 2023, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two neighbors were bringing about changes not seen “in 100 years.”
The next administration needs to understand that the increasing defense cooperation between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea “is a direct threat” to the United States and the West, Turner said.
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