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Lyle
Goldstein

Director, Asia Program

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Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Peter
Harris

Non-Resident Fellow

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Mike
Sweeney

Non-Resident Fellow

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Thomas
Cavanna

Former Non-Resident Fellow

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In the mediaChina‑Taiwan, Asia, Military analysis, Military strategy and budget, Taiwan

Is this the best time for U.S. strategists to push for abandoning ambiguity on Taiwan?

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

October 13, 2026

Kavanagh told the South China Morning Post on October 8 that of her many modeling efforts looking at what would […]

In the mediaChina, Asia, China‑Taiwan, Grand strategy, Middle East

Great power cooperation in a fragmented world

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

October 8, 2026

Op-edChina‑Taiwan, Asia, Taiwan

America’s commitment to Taiwan is a liability

By Jennifer Kavanagh

October 7, 2026

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Op-edAsia, Basing and global posture, China, Military analysis

Tip of the spear, or stranded on beaches? Chinese planners dissect USMC Pacific posture

By Lyle Goldstein

October 20, 2026

Op-edIsrael‑Iran, Asia, China, Middle East

Why the Iran war hasn’t deterred China in East Asia

By Peter Harris

October 18, 2026

In the mediaChina, Asia, China‑Taiwan, Grand strategy, Middle East

Great power cooperation in a fragmented world

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

October 8, 2026

In the mediaChina, Asia, Russia

Turkmenistan grows its arsenal of Chinese air defenses as Russia’s role shrinks

Featuring Lyle Goldstein

October 6, 2026

Op-edChina‑Taiwan, Asia, Basing and global posture, China, Military analysis

The case for pulling U.S. military back from the first island chain

By Jennifer Kavanagh

October 5, 2026

In the mediaChina, Asia, China‑Taiwan

Trump, China and the question of selling arms to Beijing

Featuring Lyle Goldstein

September 29, 2026

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Read at South China Morning Post: Is this the best time for U.S. strategists to push for abandoning ambiguity on Taiwan?

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

October 13, 2026

Watch at Middle East Council on Global Affairs: Great power cooperation in a fragmented world

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

October 8, 2026

Read at The Hill: Trump, China and the question of selling arms to Beijing

Featuring Lyle Goldstein

September 29, 2026

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