If you are looking for an expert to discuss NATO’s call out to China about the War in Ukraine, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs professors Robert Murrett and Sean McFate are available for interviews. Please see their comments below regarding NATO and China. If you’d like to schedule an interview, you can reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu.
Robert Murrett
Murrett writes: “The Chinese Foreign Ministry provided a statement in response to actions at the NATO Summit Meeting this week that probably overstated their concerns over resistance to Chinese support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, the reaction was likely spurred as much by the high-level participation of Japan, the R.O.K., Australia and New Zealand at the NATO meeting, cementing the Alliance’s role as a player in East Asia. In any event, we can say with certainty that Beijing is paying close attention as the Alliance, as it marked it’s 75th year of impact across the globe.”
Sean McFate
McFate writes: “One of Biden’s chief jobs at NATO is to make them care more about China. For Washington, the US’s #1 adversary is China. For NATO, it’s Russia. It’s been a tug-of-war across the Atlantic for years, and will not be resolved this July beyond rhetoric.”
