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Author: Michael O'Hanlon


Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow and director of research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, and American national security policy. He is the author of The Senkaku Paradox: Risking Great Power War Over Small Stakes.

Rocks, Reefs, and Nuclear War

By Michael O'Hanlon and Gregory Poling | January 14, 2020 | Categories: AMTI Update
As the 2020s begin, the world can breathe a collective sigh of relief that the United States has so far avoided a major military crisis with China. Over the past decade, China challenged the lawful rights of U.S. partners and allies in the western Pacific, built massive artificial island bases in the disputed Spratly Islands, […]
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