Fall 2009
"China's Naval Nationalism: Sources, Prospects, and the U.S. Response"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 34
By Robert Ross
Recent developments in Chinese politics and defense policy indicate that China will soon embark on an ambitious maritime policy that will include construction of a power-projection navy centered on an aircraft carrier. But just as nationalism and the pursuit of status encouraged past land powers to seek great power maritime capabilities, widespread nationalism, growing social instability, and the leadership's concern for its political legitimacy drive China's naval ambition.
Fall 2002
"Navigating the Taiwan Strait: Deterrance, Escalation Dominance, and U.S.-China"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 27
By Robert Ross
Robert Ross considers the prospects for a U.S.-China war over Taiwan.
Fall 2000
"The 1995-96 Taiwan Strait Confrontation: Coercion, Credibility, and the Use of Force"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 25
By Robert Ross
The author ends on a cautionary note: "Washington cannot permit American ideological support for Taiwan's democracy…to undermine the politics of war and peace between the United States and China."
Spring 1999
"The Geography of the Peace: East Asia in the Twenty-first Century"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 4, volume 23
By Robert Ross
The author reaches a more optimistic conclusion about the future of East Asian security. He focuses on the role of geography and structure in maintaining the current East Asian balance of power into the twenty-first century.
