Eric Heginbotham

Chinese and Indian Strategic Behavior

Growing Power and Alarm

Politics & Government....

China and the Developing World

Beijing's Strategy for the Twenty-First Century

Featuring contributions by recognized experts, this in-depth examintion of China's evolving relationship with the developing world reflects sweeping c...

China’s Evolving Nuclear Deterrent

Major Drivers and Issues for the United States

China’s approach to nuclear deterrence has been broadly consistent since its first test in 1964, but it has recently accelerated nuclear force moder...

The U.S.-China Military Scorecard

Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996–2017

A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends ...

China's Evolving Nuclear Deterrent

Major Drivers and Issues for the United States

"China's approach to nuclear deterrence has been broadly consistent since its first nuclear test in 1964. Key elements are its no-first-use policy and...

The U.S. Army in Asia, 2030–2040

Looking to the 2030–2040 time frame, U.S. policy and military strategy will need to strike a balance among maintaining a cooperative relationship wi...

The U.S.-China Military Scorecard

Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996-2017

Over the past two decades, China's People's Liberation Army has transformed itself from a large but antiquated force into a capable, modern military. ...

Chinese and Indian Strategic Behavior

This book offers an empirical comparison of Chinese and Indian international strategic behavior. It is the first study of its kind, filling an importa...

The Creation of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Its Implications for Chinese Military Space Operations

This report explores the missions and organization of China's Strategic Support Force, created in 2015 to develop and employ space capabilities, in pa...

From Theory to Practice

People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Training at the Operational Unit

This report seeks to assess People s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) pilot proficiency by examining training held at operational aviation units in t...

China

Rising Power

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Meeting the North Korean Nuclear Challenge

Report of an Independent Task Force

This Task Force, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, evaluates the challenges facing the United States in and around the Korean peninsula a...