Foreign Secretary David Cameron warns world order will NOT ‘snap back’ after Israel-Hamas war and ‘appalling’ Russian and Chinese aggression: The former Prime Minister says allies of the U.K. and U.S. must ‘stick together’
Foreign Secretary David Cameron says it is important for the UK and US to “stick together” because the world order will be permanently disrupted by several conflicts.
“There is a war in Europe, a crisis in the Middle East, an aggressive China and an even more aggressive Russia,” Cameron told a large crowd gathered at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington, DC.
He warned that it would not be easy for the world order to “return” to the way it operated before the conflicts.
“The first thing to realize is how much has changed and how unlikely it is that things will go back to the way they were,” he responded to a question posed by Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin.
Cameron warned that it would not be easy for the world order to “return” to the way it operated before the conflicts.
The foreign minister was speaking on the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which plunged the United States into World War II.
He said Pearl Harbor was a “terrible act of aggression” brought about by appeasement.
Cameron added that it is “much easier to resist… if we stick together” against China’s growing aggression towards Taiwan to avoid a “second Chinese” Pearl Harbor.
Cameron also addressed the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which erupted after terrorists killed more than 1,400 innocent civilians on October 7.
“Long-term security for Israel means finding a way for its Palestinian neighbors to live in peace and stability, and that means a two-state solution,” Cameron said.
“The alternatives to a two-state solution are much worse.”
When Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin asked whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still believed in a two-state solution, he laughed off the question.
“You’ll have to ask him about that,” Cameron replied.
The former prime minister also spoke about the importance of providing Ukraine with much-needed help in its war against Russia.
“Until you cross the red line of NATO soldiers fighting Russian soldiers, we must do everything we can to continue to support Ukraine,” he responded.
He told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday that Britain believes there is a “strong case” for confiscating frozen Russian assets and using them to rebuild Ukraine.
The former prime minister also defended Europe’s contribution to Ukraine’s defense at the Aspen forum.
Cameron added that it is “much easier to resist… if we stick together” against China’s growing aggression towards Taiwan.
He said that when economic and humanitarian aid is taken into account, not just military aid, Europe spent twice as much as the United States.
So far, the United States has sent Kyiv nearly $44 billion in security assistance.
President Biden implored Republicans to pass a new package that would include $61 billion for Ukraine.
But Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the Democratic-backed bill amid growing concerns about costs and because they want it to be tied to new investments in U.S. border security.