Chinese Grand Strategy: Foreign and Military Policy

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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.

Required Texts:

The Search for Modern China, Jonathan D. Spence
The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated by Thomas Cleary
The Coming Conflict with China, Richard Bernstein and Ross H. Munro
China's Rise In Asia: Promises And Perils, Robert G. Sutter

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Fall Semester

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One Area-Study Course (Required)

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Specialization in American Foreign Policy

Specialization in Comparative Political Culture

Specialization in International Politics

Principal Professor

Ross H. Munro

Vice President and Director of Asian Studies, Center for Security Studies {read more}

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FEATURED FACULTY

Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

Professor of History, The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies

Economic Statecraft and Conflict

In most international affairs curricula, economics is taught with a principal focus on trade, economic development, foreign aid, and international finance. What is frequently missing is that dimension of economics which concerns national security policy. This course covers that dimension.

Principal Professor

Norman A. Bailey