Publications

Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How To Get It Wrong (and Right)

M. Taylor Fravel, George J. Gilboy, and Eric Heginbotham

Texas National Security Review Vol. 7, No. 3 (Summer 2024)

Analysis

Appendix: China Defense Spending Estimate Method

from

“Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How To Get It Wrong (and Right),” 
Texas National Security Review, Summer 2024
M. Taylor Fravel, George J. Gilboy, and Eric Heginbotham

Appendix 

Analysis

When Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Adversary Perceptions of Nuclear No-First-Use Pledges

Caitlin Talmadge and Vipin Narang

International Security Vol. 48, No. 4 (Spring 2024) (With Lisa Michelini)

Analysis

The Devastation of Gaza Was Inevitable

Barry R. Posen

Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2024

Commentary

Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs

Sarah Bidgood

Stanford University Press, 2023  (With William C. Potter, Samuel Meyer, and Hanna Notte)

Book

America Needs a Single Integrated Operational Plan for Economic Conflict With China

Eric Heginbotham

Lawfare, December 17, 2023 (With George J. Gilboy)

Commentary

Why the World Should Still Worry About Dirty Bombs

Sarah Bidgood

Foreign Affairs, December 15, 2023 (With William C. Potter and Hanna Notte)

Commentary

America shouldn’t insist on a strategic defeat of Russia

Caitlin Talmadge

The Hill, December 23, 2023 (With Michael O'Hanlon)

Commentary

China’s Misunderstood Nuclear Expansion

M. Taylor Fravel

Foreign Affairs, November 10, 2023 (With Henrik Stålhane Hiim and Magnus Langset Trøan)

Commentary

The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Can Deter Both China and Russia

Charles L. Glaser

Foreign Affairs, October 5, 2023 (With James M. Acton and Steve Fetter)

Commentary

Two Paths: Why States Join or Avoid China's Belt and Road Initiative

M. Taylor Fravel

Global Studies Quarterly Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 2023) (With Eleanor Atkins, Raymond Wang, Nick Ackert, and Sihao Huang)

Analysis

Pushing on an Open Door: Japan’s Evolutionary Security Posture

Eric Heginbotham, Samuel Leiter, and Richard J. Samuels

The Washington Quarterly Vol. 46, No. 2 (Summer 2023)

Analysis

Managing United States–China university relations and risks

M. Taylor Fravel

Science Vol. 380, No. 6642 (April 2023) (With Richard Lester, Lily Tsai, Suzanne Berger, Peter Fisher, David Goldston, Yasheng Huang, and Daniela Rus)

Analysis

Symposium: Lessons from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Contributors: Barry Posen and Stephen Van Evera

Defense Priorities, February 13, 2023 (With Emma Ashford, Gil Barndollar, Jason Castillo, Daniel Davis, Daniel Depetris, Michael Desch, Liana Fix, Benjamin Friedman, Thomas Graham, Anatol Lieven, Justin Logan, Rajan Menon, Steven Pifer, Samir Puri, Jeremy Shapiro, Joshua Shifrinson, Angela Stent, Stephen Walt, Stephen Wertheim, Gavin Wilde, and Robert Wright)

Commentary

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