It was great to speak with ChinaPower's Bonny Lin about the #PLA 's recent disbanding of the Strategic Support Force and its implications. Check out the Podcast here: chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/unpac…

Why did the #PLA disband the Strategic Support Force and what to make of the new Info Support Force? Delighted to be quoted in Defense News report on this along with CASI's Brendan Mulvaney defensenews.com/global/asia-pa…

New position available: Northeast Asia Research Fellow in NDU's Institute for National Strategic Studies, closing date on May 6. usajobs.gov/job/785367200

'Will #China be 'ready' to invade #Taiwan by 2027? It's complicated.' Nice piece in The Japan Times with quotes from Brian Hart, Foreign Policy Research Institute's Lonnie Henley, and me. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/0…

#Xi Jinping has advocated creating a 'strong system of strategic deterrence,' but what does he mean? In a new Brookings Foreign Policy piece, I explore three meanings: a nuclear shield, a coercive sword, and a bureaucratic signal to the PLA Rocket Force. brookings.edu/articles/shiel…

Useful The Japan Times roundup of new #China PLA budget w/ 7.2% increase from 2023, with quotes from Brian Hart, Meia Nouwens 温玫雅, and me. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/0…

Today, I'm announcing that the U.S. and PRC are resuming military-to-military communications.

Clear and open communication between our defense establishments is vital to avoid miscalculation by either side and prevent conflict.

The world expects this of responsible countries.