Balancing Acts: Deterrence and Reassurance in US-China Strategy
Managing Tensions, Maintaining Balance—Michael Beckley This month, we’re zeroing in on a core tension in US strategy toward China:...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Balancing Acts: Deterrence and Reassurance in US-China Strategy
A nation must think before it acts.
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Russia Won’t Sit Out a US-China Asia-Pacific War
Contrary to the popular assessments of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership, Chinese and Russian national interests primarily converge in the...
Russia’s Use of the Instruments of Statecraft in the Indo-Pacific
Introduction This report analyzes Russia’s use of diplomatic, military, and economic instruments of statecraft to advance its interests...
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Does Zimbabwe Have a Future?
Zimbabwe, once hailed as the breadbasket of Africa, is now grappling with profound political and economic challenges. Recent efforts...
The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance
Would the United States come to the defense of Taiwan if the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded? Would...
Charting the End State for US Strategy Toward China
As the new Trump administration formulates its China strategy, defining clear end states will be essential to avoid a...
LEO Wars: China’s Orbital Challenge to the US-Led Digital Order
Executive Summary China’s rapid advancement in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet technology represents a direct challenge to global...
Green Energy in Southeast Asia: Why the US Should Invest More
Flowing from Tibet, the Lancang River goes through twelve Chinese megadams before reaching Laos as the Mekong River, a...
The Trump Administration’s Pursuit of a Sino-Russian Schism
The pro-Russian tack taken by the Trump administration seems puzzling and even counterproductive to most Americans, to say nothing...
Obscurity By Design: Competing Priorities for America’s China Policy
Introduction Few notes of concord survive contact with Donald Trump. Trump’s election in 2016 upended settled assumptions; one by...