A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Preparing for the Long Game: US Strategy in a Protracted China Conflict
A nation must think before it acts.
Preparing for the Long Game: US Strategy in a Protracted China Conflict
May 28, 2025 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Asia Program
About the Event
FPRI Asia Program Director Michael Beckley is joined by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens do discuss her recent article in The Washington Quarterly. The discussion will explore how a US-China conflict could unfold not as a short, decisive clash but as a prolonged, multi-domain struggle—spanning Taiwan, the South China Sea, cyberspace, and more. Together, they will examine why current US defense planning is unprepared for such a scenario and what strategic shifts are needed to better anticipate and manage the risks of a long war.
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Speakers
Sheena Chestnut Greitens - Sheena Chestnut Greitens was a 2024 Templeton Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and an Associate Professor and Director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
Michael Beckley - Michael Beckley is the Head of Research at the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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