The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Northeast Asia
Scholarly Publications
From Denial to Punishment: The Security Dilemma and Changes in India’s Military Strategy towards China
November 2018
This article argues that China’s rise and its growing military power have intensified the Sino-Indian security dilemma.
Uneasy Partnerships: China’s Engagement with Japan, the Koreas, and Russia in the Era of Reform
April 2017
Uneasy Partnerships presents the analysis and insights of practitioners and scholars who have shaped and examined China's interactions with key Northeast Asian partners.
The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform
March 2016
China's rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage portrays events as determined almost entirely by Beijing.
Other Publications
The west needs a positive response to China’s technology challenge
August 2019
Silicon Valley is belatedly waking up to the fact that China systematically extracts the most advanced technology from the west, using both legal and nefarious means. Read more at The Financial Times
The World Is Counting on the U.S. and China
September 2013
Banning Garrett and Thomas Fingar write in U.S. News & World Report that the China and the United States must cooperate to tackle major global challenges in the near future.
News
The Soft War That America Is Losing
January 2021
The US depends far more on its soft power than authoritarian China does. Once it is lost, it is hard to get back.
China’s South China Sea Strategy Prioritizes Deterrence Against the US, Says Stanford Expert
December 2020
Analysis by FSI Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro reveals that the Chinese military has taken a more active role in China’s South China Sea strategy, but not necessarily a more aggressive one.
Update on Taiwan and China's Troubled Relationship: Oriana Skylar Mastro on NPR
October 2020
"The current threat is that the CCP is running out of patience, and their military is becoming more and more capable. So for the first time in its history, there's the option of taking...
Events
Escaping the Deadly Embrace: Encirclement at the Origins of World War I
October 8, 2020
* Please note all CISAC events are scheduled using the Pacific Time Zone. Seminar Recording: /*-->*/ https://youtu.be/RZZT4lXaG1w About the Event: What lies at the origins of major wars?
Fireside chat with OSCE Secretary General, Helga Maria Schmid
October 8, 2020
* Please note all CISAC events are scheduled using the Pacific Time Zone.
Between the Cold War Arms Race and African Decolonization: Fallout Risks from French Nuclear Weapons Tests in Algeria (1960–66)
October 8, 2020
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