A Look at the PLA's History of Planning for War with Taylor Fravel
How does China think about the nature of war? How has China's conception of war changed over time? What are "military guidelines" in Chinese statecraft and what leads the Chinese leadership to develop...
11 Jun 201945min
Peter Mattis on the Intentions of the Chinese Communist Party
What threat does a revisionist China pose to the United States and democratically minded states around the world? Where should we look to find out the intentions of the Chinese Communist Party? If lef...
28 Mai 201945min
Minxin Pei Predicts a Cold War Lite Between the U.S. and China
The United States and China are headed for a "cold war lite," says Minxin Pei. What does this exactly mean? And what threat does China present to the U.S. that would necessitate such a confrontational...
14 Mai 201945min
When it Comes to China, America Doth Protest Too Much, David Kang Thinks
Is East Asia balancing against a rising China? No way, says David Kang. Is China's island-building a unique provocation? Not at all, says Kang. Does the world have anything to fear from a powerful Chi...
30 Apr 201944min
Melanie Hart on Finding Common Ground, While Competing with China
What is China's vision of a reformed system of global governance? And how can the United States and China find common ground, while still competing with one another? How can the United States limit Ch...
16 Apr 201949min
Aaron Friedberg on Asking the Right Questions About Chinese Ambitions
What are China's grand ambitions? Did the United States get China "wrong"? And what policies should the United States adopt against a newly assertive China? What Western strategists are on the Chinese...
19 Mar 201955min
The Geo-Economic Challenge of China's Belt and Road Initiative
What exactly is China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)? What is the place of BRI in Xi Jinping's foreign policy? What countries are involved in this massive project, and what is the likelihood that th...
5 Mar 201950min
China's Great Power Disease
How does the logic of strategy apply to China? Is China an "autistic" nation? How did the Obama Administration acquit itself on China policy (hint: not well!)? And why should you not bother reading an...
19 Feb 20191h
