International Security

Michael Beckley explains how power can be measured more accurately by calculating a country’s net resources.

Michael Beckley explains how China’s maritime neighbors can prevent China from dominating East Asia militarily.

Taylor Fravel discusses whether China will abandon its long-standing nuclear strategy of assured retaliation for a first-use posture.

As Michael Beckley reveals, the United States' alliance commitments draw it into conflict far less often than many assume.

The actions of the Chinese government during the Tiananmen Square protests nearly split the Communist Party of China.

Sarotte and Sean Lynn-Jones discuss internal party reactions to the event, how it affected relations between the U.S. and China, and lessons the CCP may have learned from other Cold War-era governments.

Much has been made of the rise of China's economy, and some fear that China will surpass the United States as the world's largest economy in the coming years. Michael Beckley goes against the grain, arguing that the size of a nation's economy doesn't necessarily dictate its global power, and that the United States is not in great danger because of China's economic developments.

Beckley and Sean Lynn-Jones discuss this and the state of the Chinese economy as a whole when compared to the United States'.

Sean Lynn-Jones interviews John Schuessler on his article. John Schuessler is Assistant Professor of Strategy and International Security in the Department of Leadership and Strategy at the Air War College.