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We now know from Iraq and Afghanistan that you don't deliver democracy out the back of a Humvee." - —Stefan Halper Stefan Halper, a foreign policy expert who served under four US presidents, will use an appearance at the Festival of Ideas on Thursday to warn of the real possibility of future conflict between the United States and China. Halper, a panel guest in a debate called The battle for the White House , said: "Neither candidate has come to grips with the profound complexity of the US-China relationship, which has both economic and security dimensions. "What concerns me is the great separation between these two spheres - that while we have important economic links, our security objectives are becoming increasingly divergent." Halper has also highlighted the need for an improvement in the diplomatic skills of Mitt Romney, should he triumph in November's Presidential election, and says the Republican candidate would face a steep and unforgiving learning curve in office. He said: "It's not easy to travel to London and then to Tel Aviv and to leave a sort of dog's breakfast in your wake in both places. This is not easily achieved, but he did it. We now know from Iraq and Afghanistan that you don't deliver democracy out the back of a Humvee - it can't be imposed.
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