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Is the United States Still the Predominant Power in the Pacific? (ChinaFile, August 2017)

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Can the US Deter China? Lessons from Putin's Invasion of Ukraine (CSIS Interpret: China, August 2022)

Expert Voices: Oriana Skylar Mastro (Center for Advanced China Research, July 2022).

Biden Says We’ve Got Taiwan’s Back. But Do We? (The New York Times, May 2022)

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Defending Guam (Hudson Institute, July 2022)

Beijing Is Used to Learning From Russian Failures

(Foreign Policy, April 2022)

China’s Grand Strategy (National Bureau of Asian Research, January 2022).

China’s Dangerous Double Game in North Korea (Foreign Affairs, April 2021)

Invasions Are Not Contagious (Foreign Affairs, March 2022)

Ukraine Is a Distraction From Taiwan (Wall Street Journal, February 2022)

North Korea Is Becoming an Asset for China (Foreign Affairs, February 2022).

In defence of AUKUS (The Lowy Institute, October 2021).

What the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Means for Taiwan (The New York Times, September 2021).

11 AEI scholars discuss the deterrent value of America’s military (AEI, March 2021)

Deterring PRC Aggression Toward Taiwan to Congressional Review Commission (U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, February 2021)

What are China's Leaders Saying about the South China Sea? (The Lowy Institute, February 2021)

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How China is bending the
rules in the South China Sea (The Lowy Institute, February 2021)

The soft war that America is losing (Australian Financial Review, January, 2021)

The Soft War that America is Losing (Australia Financial Review, January 2021)

Russia and China Team Up on the Indian Ocean (The Lowy Institute, December 2020)

The real reason Biden’s pick for Pentagon chief is the wrong choice (Washington Post, December 2020)

Free nations must speak for Australia
“Nothing to see here” (Financial Review, December 2020)

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Lowy 2020 Highlight Article: Beijing’s line on the South China Sea:
“Nothing to see here” (Lowy Institute, November 2020)

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Biden Will Speak Softer but Act Stronger on Taiwan (Foreign Policy, November 2020)

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The United States Must Avoid a Nuclear Arms Race with China (CATO Unbound, September 2020)

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China-India: Talk is
cheap, but never free (The Interpreter, September 2020)

Statement on Chinese Maritime Ambitions , (House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Non-Proliferation, June 2020)

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Hong Kong e Taipei
tra l’incudine e il martello (Formiche n. 159, June 2020)

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Has COVID-19 Changed How China’s Leaders Approach National Security? (ChinaFile, June 2020)

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Rising Tensions in the South China Sea (Council on Foreign Relations, May 2020)

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Military Confrontation in the South China Sea (Council on Foreign Relations, May 2020)

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Instability looms in North Korea (IISS Survival Editors' Blog, May 2020)

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5 Things to Know If Kim Jong Un Dies (Foreign Policy, April 2020)

Roundtable 11-12 on Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949 (ISSF, March 2020)

Opinion: Why Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election as president could darken Taiwan’s future (LA Times, January 2020)

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The Surest Way to Lose to China is to Disparage Expertise (Defense One, December 2019 )

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South China Sea of troubles

(Economist The World in 2020, November 2019)

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The U.S. and China in Asia: Mitigating Tensions and Enhancing Cooperation (John Hopkins SAIS Pacific Community Initiative, October 2019)

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The Reasons to Keep the Protests Low

(Formiche 151, October 2019)

How an alliance system withers (Foreign Affairs, September 2019)

China's Military Modernization Program: Trends and Implications (US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Testimony, September 2019)

Pyongyang Is Playing Washington Against Beijing (Foreign Policy, August 2019)

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A New Approach for an Era of U.S.-China Competition (Senate Testimony, March 2019)

The Future of U.S.-China Military Relations

(Chinafile, March 2019)

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Cooperation and Competition with China: The Need for New Approaches, (Senate Testimony, September 2018)

Dangers of a Doctrine of Patriotism

(The Hill, September 2018)

Can India Help the United States Against China?
(Lawfare, August 2018)

Is this the Beginning of a New Cold War?

(Chinafile, December 2018)

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Keep Meeting—Here's Why

(The National Interest, June 2018)

The Big Winner of the Singapore Summit

(Foreign Affairs, June 2018)

One Year After They Almost Went to War: Can China and India Get Along?

(ChinaFile, June 2018)

Can China Stop Wars Once They Start?

(Lawfare Blog, May 2018)

China's Role in North Korea Contingencies

(USCC Hearing, April 2018)

What China Gained from Hosting Kim Jong Un

(Foreign Affairs, April 2018)

Why Xi Jinping Wants to Broker the Trump-Kim Deal

(The National Interest, March 2018)

Nationalism, Domestic Politics, and China's Global Leadership Role

(University of Pennsylvania, March 2018)

China and the West: Is Conflict Ahead?

(CATO, March 2018)

China is Gaining on the United States. What Are We Doing About It?

(Politico, February 2018)

Trump Should Consider Kim Jong Un's Response to a Limited Strike on North Korea (Newsweek, January 2018)

Yes, North Korea Could Drive a Wedge Between the U.S. and South Korea (Washington Post, January 2018)

Xi is Fast Arming China to Impose its Influence Around the World (Newsweek, January 2018)

Trump's National Security Strategy and China (ChinaFile, December 2017)

Countering Chinese Coercion: The Case of Doklam (War on the Rocks, August 2017)

Why China Will Become a Global Military Power

(Lawfare, January 2015)

On the Eve of Trump's Visit to China: Examining Beijing's Strategic Priorities (NBR, November 2017)

Will China Invade North Korea and Take Its Nuclear Facilities? (Newsweek, September 2017)

China's Evolving North Korea Strategy (USIP, September 2017)

China's Lukewarm Response to Indian Military Modernization

(China Brief, January 2017)

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What Trump Means for China

(Asia Unbound, December 2016)

Taiwan's Defense Policy Under Tsai (China Brief, October 2016)

On "China's ADIZ: A Successful Test of U.S. Resolve?"

(Lawfare, December 2013)

The Emerging Asia Power Web (CNAS Report, June 2013)

The Threats to Asia's Regional Order (IISS Blog, May 2013)

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