U.S. does not have to choose between Ukraine and Taiwan

Allies make the difference in supporting America's stability mission

Stephen G. Brooks and William Wohlforth

November 24, 2023 17:00 JST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, with NATO leaders in Lithuania in July: Combined efforts by the U.S. and its allies have powered Kyiv's defiance of Moscow. (Pool via Reuters)

Stephen G. Brooks is a professor of government at Dartmouth College and a guest professor at Stockholm University. William Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the government department of Dartmouth College.

Can the U.S. continue to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia's aggression while also safeguarding Taiwan from China?