Gray zone operations

Will China Embrace Nuclear Brinkmanship as It Reaches Nuclear Parity?

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Will China Embrace Nuclear Brinkmanship as It Reaches Nuclear Parity?

Advertisement A war between the United States and China would have catastrophic global consequences. Thus, deterring Chinese revisionism must be the sine qua non of U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific. While war has been avoided to date, China’s behavior is increasingly assertive as it seeks to become the dominant global power. China has shown itself … Read more

Emulating Russia, China Is Improving Its Ability to Operate in the Gray Zone

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Emulating Russia, China Is Improving Its Ability to Operate in the Gray Zone

Advertisement While the United States and its allies struggle with operating in the gray zone – competition between peacetime and war – the West’s adversaries, including China and Russia, have no such issue. Russia has long been comfortable exploiting non-kinetic actions to advance its interests vis-à-vis its rivals and now Beijing is emulating Moscow, leveraging … Read more