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Chinese Grand Strategy: Foreign and Military Policy

IWP 630
Four credits

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of contemporary Chinese grand strategy. The course examines traditional Chinese strategic culture and statecraft, including the classic work of Sun Tzu. The emergence of a new Chinese grand strategy in the post-Mao, post-Soviet era is revealed through an analysis of Chinese foreign and military policy and China's military buildup. China's strategy toward its neighbors, the United States, and the rest of the world is examined. Finally, China's current direction, its future strategic options, and possible U.S. responses are discussed.

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Semester Available


Fall Semester

Principal Professor


   Ross H. Munro
Vice President and Director of Asian Studies, Center for Security Studies {read more}

FEATURED FACULTY

James Jay Carafano

Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and Director of The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation

Comparative Intelligence Systems: Foreign Intelligence and Security Cultures

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of the intelligence and counterintelligence systems of selected foreign states, as contrasted with the intelligence and counterintelligence traditions of the United States.

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