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Commentary
Bad Idea: Competing with China (without Knowing What Winning Looks Like)
December 21, 2018 | John Schaus Competing is not the problem. What is a problem is competing without a concept of what success in that competition would look like. If the United States is going to engage seriously in a competition with China, that effort will be long-term.

Interactive report
Zone Defense
November 27, 2018 | Kathleen H. Hicks, Michael Matlaga, John Schaus

This new CSIS report highlights the major themes and points of tension discussed at the 2018 GSP Workshop. It also includes insightful findings and recommendations and offers initial policy prescriptions to advance U.S. competitiveness against gray zone challenges.

Critical Questions
Competing in the Gray Zone
October 24, 2018 | Michael Matlaga, John Schaus
In a new CQ piece, Michael Matlaga and John Schaus from CSIS International Security Program explain the “gray zone” and the United States’ current readiness to compete in this space as it continues to face an array of challenges from adversaries.

Report
Unmanned Aerial Systems' Influences on Conflict Escalation Dynamics
August 2, 2018 | John Schaus, Kaitlyn Johnson

As more UAS operate in conflict areas, more incidents of attack or defense will involve said systems. This CSIS Brief details how escalation and deterrence dynamics change with the increasing use of UAS in conflict areas and examines several cases of how these dynamics might...


Report
What Works: Countering Gray Zone Coercion
July 16, 2018 | John Schaus, Michael Matlaga, Kathleen H. Hicks, Heather A. Conley U.S. leadership in an era of gray zone competition will require more than the largest economy or strongest military. National security begins at home and the United States must reinvigorate confidence in its institutions, its leaders, and its policy approaches.

Commentary
The Limits of Good Strategy: The United States in the Asia Pacific in 2018
February 2, 2018 | John Schaus

The NSS and NDS demonstrate the administration is able to develop a blueprint for U.S. leadership in the world, but the administration needs to follow its own strategy.

Report
Meeting the China Challenge
January 29, 2018 | James Andrew Lewis, John J. Hamre, Matthew P. Goodman, Andrew Philip Hunter, Scott Kennedy, Scott Miller, John Schaus, Stephanie Segal The essays in this volume, written by a diverse group of CSIS scholars, address some of the key issues that currently vex the U.S.-China economic relationship.

Report
Formulating National Security Strategy
October 6, 2017 | Mark F. Cancian, Melissa Dalton, John Schaus, Colin McElhinny, Hijab Shah

Strategies are shaped by the processes that produce them. If designed well, a strategy formulation process enables decisionmakers to evaluate the political, security, and budgetary environments, identify choices for an organization, weigh risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs,...


Interactive
Unmanned Aerial Systems Military Incidents
August 7, 2017 | John Schaus, Kaitlyn Johnson
In Aerospace Security

This interactive map explores incidents involving unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in conflict areas.

Commentary
The Administration’s Good Week on Asia Policy
July 3, 2017 | John Schaus

Don’t call it a rebalance, but in just five days last week, the Trump administration made a statement about U.S. priorities and objectives in the Asia-Pacific. With four actions, the administration made clear that the United States will remain fully engaged in pursuing its...


Critical Questions
What Is the Significance of Offering India a Maritime Surveillance Drone?
June 28, 2017 | John Schaus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India arrived in Washington on June 26 for his first visit to the United States during Donald Trump’s presidency. Late last week, news began spreading that the United States was considering selling 22 unmanned, unarmed, long-range maritime...


Critical Questions
Assessing the Navy’s Composition and Cost in a Time of Uncertainty
May 18, 2017 | John Schaus

Less than a week before the Defense Department budget is rolled out, the U.S. Navy released a white paper, “The Future Navy.” The document presents the Navy’s argument for the 355...


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