Lyle Goldstein
DIRECTOR OF ASIA ENGAGEMENT
Areas of expertise: air power, alliances, arms control, Asia, China, civil-military relations, deterrence, diplomacy, drone warfare, Europe, grand strategy, great power competition, intelligence, military comparisons, military defense, NATO, naval power, nuclear weapons, pentagon spending, regime change, Russia, submarine warfare, the Quad, trade change
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Lyle J. Goldstein is director of the Asia Engagement program at Defense Priorities. Formerly, he served as research professor at U.S. Naval War College for 20 years. In that post, he was awarded the Superior Civilian Service Medal for founding and leading the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI). His main areas of expertise include both maritime security and nuclear security issues. Major focus areas have also recently included the Arctic, as well as the Korean Peninsula. He has published seven books on Chinese strategy, including Meeting China Halfway (Georgetown UP, 2015). He speaks both Chinese and Russian and is currently writing a book on China-Russia relations. He has a PhD from Princeton, an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a BA from Harvard.
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Research and writing
China’s recent nuclear expansion, consisting of new ICBMs, submarine-launched weapons, and a new generation of strategic bombers, suggests a significant recalibration of Beijing’s traditional “minimum deterrence” strategy. Washington should avoid overreacting to this shift in Chinese strategy, prioritize preserving a strong nuclear deterrent that focuses on survivability, and accompany any modernization efforts with attempts at dialogue, arms control, and the development of crisis management mechanisms.
