Gerald C Brown

Who would have guessed that American strategy in 2026 is actually just three Marco Rubio's in a trench coat

I encourage American's everywhere to support Ukraine as they engage in a long-time American tradition--crippling the Russian state. Oil refineries go boom and tankers explore the ocean floor until they pull out of Ukraine. The admins push to undermine this is antithetical to democratic interests.

"Strategy" is organizing numerous lower/tactical actions towards a broader political objective. It requires insights into the details and the broader impacts. We're just reactively trying to put out fires that instigate worse fires elsewhere.

I encourage American's everywhere to support Ukraine as they engage in a long-time American tradition--crippling the Russian state. Oil refineries go boom and tankers explore the ocean floor until they pull out of Ukraine. The admins push to undermine this is antithetical to democratic interests.

BREAKING, the ROC flag flown in the ROC

The existence of a none CCP government on Taiwan is "defying Beijing", the existence of a lot of things is "defying Beijing", like the liberal democracy, minority rights, and gay marriage. We don't need to scream it every five minutes.

BREAKING, the ROC flag flown in the ROC

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If true and acted upon, reciprocal site visits would be a huge step forward in providing a mutually beneficial arrangement that limits risk between the US and China by improving transparency and predictability.

In the past, the Chinese side has viewed arms control consultations as something that the US wanted and that it could use to gain concessions on its own interests regarding Taiwan, instead of seeing the mutually beneficial interest in reducing the potential for catastrophic risk.

Knowing exactly the amount of time I spend examining Chinese sources, how deeply I integrate them into my work, and the sheer volume of Chinese texts I use compared to most, this remark has me cracking up. But, let's talk about some of the fun Chinese texts I've been finding interesting recently!

Anyways, every day I'm reading through Chinese authors in books and journals--that is the entire basis of my research! I'd be really shit at my job if I built my understanding of the Chinese military from just English. And all of these are critically underexamined, like most sources in this space!

Knowing exactly the amount of time I spend examining Chinese sources, how deeply I integrate them into my work, and the sheer volume of Chinese texts I use compared to most, this remark has me cracking up. But, let's talk about some of the fun Chinese texts I've been finding interesting recently!

Joint Operations has been all the buzz in China, and the NDU text 联合作战研究 (Research on Joint Operations) is an insightful view on how the PLA was thinking about it leading into the formation of the new joint theater command structure!

Knowing exactly the amount of time I spend examining Chinese sources, how deeply I integrate them into my work, and the sheer volume of Chinese texts I use compared to most, this remark has me cracking up. But, let's talk about some of the fun Chinese texts I've been finding interesting recently!

Were you fascinated by Chen Chongbei and Shou Xiaosong's landmark 1989 text on deterrence, 威慑战略 (Deterrence Strategy)? Well you'll love to know that they updated in 2020! Notably, Shou Xiaosong also was the lead editor of the AMS 2013 战略学 (Science of Military Strategy) that researchers gravitate to.

Knowing exactly the amount of time I spend examining Chinese sources, how deeply I integrate them into my work, and the sheer volume of Chinese texts I use compared to most, this remark has me cracking up. But, let's talk about some of the fun Chinese texts I've been finding interesting recently!

I'm glad to see the extent of outrage caused by Air University's short-sighted decision to shut down CASI. The analyst's at CASI aren't just close friends of mine, they're a series of top notch China hands doing a massive service to the USG that is rarely replicated.

The products published by CASI and the courses they taught made a massive impact and improved USG and public decision-making significantly. And frankly with a shoestring budget, CASI punches way above their weight.

I'm glad to see the extent of outrage caused by Air University's short-sighted decision to shut down CASI. The analyst's at CASI aren't just close friends of mine, they're a series of top notch China hands doing a massive service to the USG that is rarely replicated.