Larus Shares International Affairs Expertise With BBC News

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus was quoted by the BBC News in an article titled “Venezuela today and Taiwan tomorrow? How Trump’s raid on Maduro sparked heated debate on both sides of the strait.” Larus, who is also a senior fellow at the U.S. think tank Pacific Forum, disagreed with the idea that the U.S. action this time gave Beijing a green light. She explained that China regards Taiwan as an internal affair and will take action against Taiwan when the PLA is ready, ‘regardless of what international law dictates.’ Read more in BBC News.

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Philippine leadership puts ASEAN at center of South China Sea rivalry (UPI)
“Having the Philippines as chairman, particularly under the U.S. friendly Marcos administration, is useful to the U.S. agenda in the region,” said Elizabeth Larus, adjunct senior fellow at the Pacific Forum. She also underscored the critical importance of Trump-Marcos security accord in preventing China from displacing the United States as the dominant maritime power in the region. Read more in UPI.

Maduro’s downfall deals China new cards in US rivalry (DW)
“China didn’t give a hoot about international law,” said Elizabeth Freund Larus, adjunct senior fellow at the Pacific Forum, pointing to China’s military assertiveness in the South China Sea and its reluctance to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more in DW.