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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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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AEI Photo Series, Foreign Policy

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)

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

South China Sea of troubles

(Economist The World in 2020, November 2019)

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

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)

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)

Is this the Beginning of a New Cold War? 

(Chinafile, December 2018)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

China's Lukewarm Response to Indian Military Modernization

(China Brief, January 2017)

Image courtesy of Gage Skidmore

What Trump Means for China

(Asia Unbound, December 2016)

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

Why China Will Become a Global Military Power

(Lawfare, January 2015)

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)