This new CSBA paper will stimulate discussion of, and ultimately spur action to develop, the concepts and capabilities the United States will need to prevail in a more dangerous world.

CSBA invites you to attend the book talk on The Gathering Pacific Storm, featuring Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken and Bryan Clark, on 30 April. The Gathering Pacific Storm is a timely and valuable volume for students, scholars, security practitioners, and anyone involved international relations, security studies, and political science.

Organized by the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, this one-day workshop examines these and other questions with a diverse line-up of leading subject matter experts in the study of China (political science, economics, technology, foreign relations, and national security) and strategic affairs.

The Gathering Pacific Storm: Emerging U.S.-China Strategic Competition in Defense Technological and Industrial Development, edited by Tai Ming Cheung and Thomas G. Mahnken

A rich and expansive discussion of this competition across a diverse range of domains, including air, sea, space, and emerging technologies, provides a comprehensive understanding of how complex and varied this contest is becoming, as well as its strategic and global implications.

Join us for an in-depth panel discussion on Countering Comprehensive Coercion:  Competitive Strategies Against Authoritarian Political Warfare

Democratic nations are particularly vulnerable to comprehensive coercion because their open nature provides pathways for rivals to influence, Countering Comprehensive Coercion offers policymakers a better understanding of the threat they face.  

Debuting in Brussels on 31 May, our new report will be available at csbaonline.org.