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 that Britain and the US 'stay together' as the world order will be forever disrupted in the aftermath of several conflicts.
“There is a war in Europe, a crisis in the Middle East, an aggressive China and an even more aggressive Russia,” Cameron said before a large crowd gathered at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington, DC.
He warned that it will not be so easy for the world order to “return” to the way it functioned 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 before,” he responded to a question from Fox News' Jennifer Griffin.
Cameron warned that it will not be so easy for the world order to 'return' to how it operated before the conflicts
The Secretary of State spoke about the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which brought the U.S. into World War II.
Pearl Harbor was a “terrible act of aggression” born of appeasement, he said.
Cameron added that “it's much easier to stand up… if we stick together” regarding China's increasing aggression toward Taiwan, to prevent a “second Chinese” Pearl Harbor.
Cameron also addressed the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which broke out after the terrorists massacred 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 if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still believes in a two-state solution, he laughed off the question.
“You should ask him that,” Cameron replied.
The former prime minister also spoke about the importance of providing much-needed assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia.
“As long as you don't cross the red line of NATO soldiers fighting Russian soldiers, we must do everything we can to continue supporting Ukraine,” he responded.
He told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday that Britain believes there is a “strong case” for seizing frozen Russian assets and spending them on rebuilding Ukraine.
The former Prime Minister also defended Europe's contribution to the defense of Ukraine at the Aspen forum.
Cameron added that “it's much easier to stand up… if we stick together” regarding China's increasing aggression toward Taiwan
He said that if economic and humanitarian aid were included – and not just military aid – Europe would have spent twice as much as the US
The US has so far sent nearly $44 billion in security assistance to Kiev.
President Biden has called on Republicans to pass a new package that would include $61 billion for Ukraine.
However, Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic-backed legislation on Wednesday amid growing concerns about its costs and because they want it to be tied to new investments in U.S. border security.