Andrew S. Erickson

Apply now to become the next Dean, Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS) at the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island—the Navy’s “Home of Thought”! The next individual in this intellectually pivotal position will provide thought leadership and management for a dynamic team of scholars, analysts, international and military operational law experts, cyber specialists, war gamers, […]

Today at the Naval War College, the Chief of Naval Operations rightly directed what we must focus on. Admiral Lisa Franchetti unveiled the Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy (NAVPLAN2024). We have 834 days until 1 January 2027 and each of us has a vital role in executing this plan.
Here in Newport, the China Maritime […]

Space Threat Fact Sheet (Washington, DC: Headquarters Space Force Intelligence, 16 July 2024).
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SPACE THREAT FACT SHEET
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The access to and use of space is of vital national interest. Intensifying strategic competition presents a serious threat to U.S. national security interests in, from, and to space. China and […]

Andrew S. Erickson, “Taiwan: The Stakes,” Keynote Address at Defense Innovation Days; organized by SENEDIA, The Alliance for Defense Tech, Talent, and Innovation; Newport, Rhode Island, 28 August 2024.
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SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days 2024 Keynote Address – Foreign Challenges by Dr. Andrew Erickson, Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute […]

Big news! Dr. Peter Alan Dutton, J.D., has just joined Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center as a Senior Research Scholar in Law and a Senior Fellow. This follows twenty-three years of superlative leadership, scholarship, teaching, and other academic and policy contributions at the U.S. Naval War College. His new bio is appended immediately […]

Space Threat Fact Sheet (Washington, DC: Headquarters Space Force Intelligence, 29 April 2024). 
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SPACE THREAT FACT SHEET
HEADQUARTERS SPACE FORCE INTELLIGENCE
The access to and use of space is of vital national interest. Intensifying strategic competition presents a serious threat to U.S. national security interests in, from, and to space. China and […]

Andrew S. Erickson, “Essence of Distinction: The Ends, Ways, and Means of China’s Military Maritime Quest,” Frontiers in Political Science, 6:1448241 (11 September 2024).
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Essence of distinction: the ends, ways, and means of China’s military maritime quest

Andrew S. Erickson1,2*

1 Naval War College, Newport, RI, United States
2 Fairbank Center for Chinese […]

Liu Lijiao and Jia Benjia, “Building a World-Class Navy in a Comprehensive Way: Its Logic in Theory, History, and Practice,” CMSI Translation 6 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 11 September 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and […]

J. Michael Dahm, One Force, Two Force, Red Force, Blue Force: PLA Navy Blue Force Development for Realistic Combat Training, China Maritime Report 41 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, September 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China’s maritime blue force is a key component of a broader training campaign focused on building and refining the PLA Navy […]

Ryan D. Martinson, “On the PLAN’s ‘Core Operational Capabilities’,” CMSI Note 9 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 22 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
If you read one document about China’s Navy today, read the attached China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Note #9. CMSI Note #9 is also posted to the CMSI […]

Edward Francis, Jennifer Chang, and Ken Allen, The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Type 23 Military Ribbons: Turning Chicken Ribs into Chicken Drumsticks (Vienna, VA: Exovera, 15 August 2024).
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This report analyzes the PLA’s new “Type 23” military ribbon system, implemented in January, 2023. This comprehensive study examines how the revamped system […]

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Coercive annexation of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China would unleash globally destructive consequences, Rice Baker Institute report says

A new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argues that an annexation […]

Yu Yunxian and Zhang Pengxuan, “Strengthen National Defense Mobilization and Reserve Force Construction,” CMSI Translation 5 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 14 August 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
The authors of this article work […]

“PRESS RELEASE—Dr. Andrew Erickson Awarded Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal,” Jamestown Foundation, 13 August 2024.

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Naval War College President Rear Admiral Peter A. Garvin Presents the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal to Professor Andrew S. Erickson, July 29, 2024

Frequent China Brief contributor and […]

See matrix appended below detailing all 46 Task Force deployments to date!

Dennis J. Blasko, “Recent Changes in the PLA Navy’s Gulf of Aden Deployment Pattern,” CMSI Note 8 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 13 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) may be changing its operational deployment patterns […]

Conor M. Kennedy, Onboard Political Control—The Ship Political Commissar in Chinese Merchant Shipping, China Maritime Report 40 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Watchers: The tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) extend well beyond China’s borders!
If you work within the shipping industry, at ports, […]

Growing Chinese Threat Makes Taiwan World’s Most Dangerous Flashpoint, Defense Analysts Warn
Stronger U.S. deterrence urged; for key ally, ‘situation could scarcely more urgent’
By Bill Gertz – The Washington Times

The growing threat of a Chinese military attack makes Taiwan one of the most dangerous global flash points for years to come, according to a think tank report.
The report details military […]

Tiffany A. Tat, “PLA Navy Reserve: Out of the Shadows and into the Forefront?” CMSI Note 7 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 5 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
A few days ago, the PLA celebrated “PLA Day” – a military holiday commemorating the […]

Honored to contribute to Nadège Rolland’s insightful National Bureau of Asian Research Strategic Space series!
Grateful to Andrew Rhodes for permission to use three of his world-class maps! Click here to see his other cartographic creations, as well as his publications. I’ve made a curated compilation of some of his greatest hits here.
What are China’s military […]