China’s Military and the U.S.-Japan Alliance in 2030: A Strategic Net Assessment

The first and only unclassified strategic net assessment of the future impact of China’s growing military power on Japan and the United States.

China’s Maritime Disputes in the East and South China Seas

Maritime disputes constitute the single likeliest source of instability and military conflict with China.

The 18th Party Congress and Foreign Policy: The Dog that Did Not Bark?

The Chinese Party Congress is mainly about domestic political power and domestic policies, but it can also serve as an important indicator of future policy direction and power structure, including within the foreign policy arena.

Chinese Views of the Syrian Conflict

Chinese leadership gives no sign of accepting any type of foreign military intervention in Syria, calling into question the significance of China’s apparent earlier move toward accepting some infringements on national sovereignty by outside forces.

Chinese Leadership and Elite Responses to the U.S. Pacific Pivot

Fundamental differences in U.S. and Chinese views of regional security could increase the likelihood of crises in the Asia-Pacific.

The Cost of Clashing with Beijing

The more Washington appears to intervene in highly sensitive Chinese human rights disputes, the less likely it is that China’s incoming leaders will make desired changes.

China's Assertive Behavior—Part Four: The Role of the Military in Foreign Crises

Although the People's Liberation Army exerts relatively little influence over Chinese decision-making, it plays a somewhat larger role during crises, when senior leaders often rely on the military for intelligence and implementation.

Romney's China Policy—Strategic Questions Still Unanswered

Mitt Romney's tough talk on China conceals some assumptions that, if translated into policy, could set the two great powers on a collision course.

Mitt Romney’s China Policy

China’s impact on the U.S. economy and its rising global power gives China a significant role in the Republican primaries for the 2012 U.S. presidential elections.

America's New Asia Initiative: Pivot or Stumble?

The execution of America’s strategic 'pivot' to Asia, and China's response, are combining to deepen mutual suspicions and potentially destabilize the entire area.

America's Challenge: Engaging a Rising China in the Twenty-First Century

As the world’s predominant political, economic, and military force, the United States faces a significant challenge in responding to China’s rising power and influence, especially in Asia. This challenge will require more effective U.S. policies and a reassessment of America’s fundamental strategic assumptions and relationships.

Sino-American Crisis Management and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

An assessment of the degree to which Washington and Beijing are willing or able to implement crisis management principles like maintaining direct channels of communication and preserving military flexibility.

Assessing the Threat: The Chinese Military and Taiwan's Security

Bringing together experts from the U.S. and Taiwan, Assessing the Threat provides a comprehensive look at the dangers of military escalation in the Taiwan Strait, the latest advances in capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army, and China’s security relationship with the United States and the Asia-Pacific.

Managing Sino-American Crises: Case Studies and Analysis

Sensitivities and suspicions between Washington and Beijing have heightened as China’s global power and influence have grown. Arguably, this new international order could increase the chances of a political-military crisis—or perhaps outright conflict—between the two powers.

Military Modernization in Taiwan

Taiwan’s military is clearly modernizing and will improve in the near- to mid-term. A reorientation away from an army-centric focus has led to such improvements as joint warfighting capabilities among branches of the military and improvements in missile defense systems, front-line military units, and naval defense capabilities.

Managing Relations with the United States

Chen Shui-Bien focused excessively on electoral politics in Taiwan, allowing them to trump a careful consideration of the long-term strategic importance of its delicate relationship with the United States.

U.S.-China Relations and the Implications for Okinawa

An examination of the broad context of U.S.-China relations, highlighting both the current strengthened foundation for cooperation that exists between the two countries and the continued presence of factors that could produce confrontation and even conflict in the future.

Ballistic Missiles and Missile Defense in Asia

Interpreting China's Grand Strategy

The book reveals why managing the rise of China constitutes one of the most important challenges facing the United States in the early 21st century.

China, America, and the Shifting Balance of Prestige

Richard Nixon’s 1972 decision to normalize relations with the Peoples’ Republic of China changed the global political balance in deep and lasting ways. While today’s U.S.-China relationship—a direct result of that groundbreaking trip—is in a place few could have imagined in 1972, it faces many difficult challenges in the coming years.

A Critical Assessment of U.S. Rebalancing to Asia

The Obama administration argues that the realignment of American military might and political focus is not meant to counter a more assertive China, but to refresh relationships with allies and to maintain regional stability.

U.S.-China Relations in a Year of Political Transition

The heated U.S. presidential election, coinciding with China’s once-a-decade political transition, has led to increased scrutiny of U.S.-China bilateral relations.

The Prospects and Challenges of Cross-Strait Relations

With the upcoming U.S. presidential election and the 18th Party Congress in China, both countries are facing an important political year. The political climate in the region is influenced by a number of factors, including both countries' relationships with Taiwan.

Future Challenges for U.S.-China Relations

The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.

Assessing the National People's Congress

The Fifth Session of the Eleventh National People’s Congress (NPC) has added significance given the impending anointment of China's next generation of senior leaders at this fall's National Congress of the Communist Party.

America's Challenge: Engaging a Rising China in the Twenty-First Century

As the world's predominant political, economic, and military force, the United States faces a significant challenge in responding to China's rising power and influence, especially in Asia.

President Hu’s Recent State Visit to the United States and its Impact on the US.-China Relationship

President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States provides the Chinese leadership with a crucial opportunity to connect with the American public and reach important policy decisions at the highest levels of American and Chinese leadership.

U.S.-China Relations at a Crossroads: Briefing on Hu Jintao's State Visit

For President Hu Jintao's state visit, a host of economic, political, and security issues top the agenda, including China's growth strategy, accusations of currency manipulation, territorial water rights, and North Korea.

Deputy Secretary Steinberg on U.S. Policy Toward Asia

With disputes in the South China Sea and potential succession in North Korea, a great deal of speculation exists as to how the United States will position itself in the region.