The Importance of Nonaligned Actors in the U.S.-China Standoff over Taiwan
Countries aligned with neither the West nor Beijing could prove pivotal to Washington’s plans in the event of a crisis involving China and Taiwan.
Minna Jaffery-Lindemulder is Senior Manager for Training and Analytical Development at the New Lines Institute. Her research focuses on South Asia-Persian Gulf relations, terrorism ideology, and U.S. national security.
Previously, Jaffery-Lindemulder did research at Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism, the Center for American Progress, Hanover Research, and the National Partnership for Women & Families.
She obtained her master’s in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and English from the University of Chicago. She is the co-lead for the Middle East Working Group in the NextGen Initiative as part of Foreign Policy for America.
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