Astrid Stuth Cevallos

At the Dawn of Belt and Road

China in the Developing World

China has always viewed itself as a vulnerable underdeveloped country. In the 1990s, it began negotiating economic agreements and creating China-centr...

China and the International Order

As economic power diffuses across more countries and China becomes more dependent on the world economy, Chinese leaders are being forced to abandon th...

War with China

Thinking Through the Unthinkable

A Sino-U.S. war could take various, and unintended, paths. Because intense, reciprocal conventional counterforce attacks could inflict heavy losses an...

Getting to Yes with China in Cyberspace

This study explores U.S. policy options for managing cyberspace relations with China via agreements and norms of behavior. It considers two questions:...

Understanding the Current International Order

"Since 1945, the United States has pursued its global interests by building and maintaining various alliances, economic institutions, security organiz...

Measuring the Health of the Liberal International Order

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introducti...

Understanding the Current International Order

Since 1945, the United States has pursued its global interests by building and maintaining various alliances, economic institutions, security organiza...

Integrating Social Media into Information Systems

Requirements, Gaps, and Potential Solutions

This report examines the technical challenges associated with incorporating bulk, automated analysis of social media information into procedures for v...

Assessing the Training and Operational Proficiency of China's Aerospace Forces

Selections from the Inaugural Conference of the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

"During June 2015, the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), in conjunction with Headquarters, United States Air Force, held its inaugural confere...

Attitudes Toward Local and National Government Expressed Over Chinese Social Media

A Case Study of Food Safety

Psycholinguistic analysis of Chinese-language social media can help provide insight into the attitudes of Twitter and Sina Weibo users toward local go...

In Line Or Out of Order?

China's Approach to ADIZ in Theory and Practice

This report contrasts the considerations that drove China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea with the conditions in the So...