Despite its economic growth challenges, China’s global influence remains strong due to its significant role in international finance and...

Oriana Skylar Mastro.   Upstart: How China Became a Great Power .   Oxford University Press. July 2024. ‏ 336pp. ISBN-10: ‎019769506X....

Introduced in April 2022, China’s “Global Security Initiative” is now two years old. This essay takes stock of the GSI’s development...

China’s leadership has modified the military’s formal role in national strategy, which is known as its “historic missions.”  The change...

Can the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) achieve its ambitious modernization goals in an era of economic stagnation? Fewer national...

Chinese policymakers have been aware that financial security is part of national security since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. During...

Taiwan’s election in January 2024 was the first to focus primarily on domestic policy rather than national identity or relations with...

Evan Medeiros, ed. Cold Rivals: The New Era of Strategic Competition. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, August 2023. 320 pp....