Guest
Bradley A. Thayer is Director of China Policy at the Center for Security Policy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Biography
Bradley A. Thayer is Director of China Policy at the Center for Security Policy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is a widely published author in a broad range of U.S. national security concerns, including the causes and consequences of China’s rise and its adverse implications for the U.S., its allies, and the other states in international politics; U.S., European, and Chinese grand strategies; the history of Chinese and Western strategic thought; China’s use of force; the origin, development, and rule of the Chinese Communist Party; the history of Communist thought and its evolution from Marx and Engels, through Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Gramsci, the Frankfurt School and critical theory to today; United States national security policy; nuclear deterrence; cyber warfare and deterrence; nuclear proliferation; terrorism; Arctic security; and NATO and transatlantic relations. His most recent books are the coauthored Understanding the China Threat and the coauthored How China Sees the World: Han-Centrism and the Balance of Power in International Politics.
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04/08/2024
Guest(s): Bradley Thayer
After achieving victory in the Cold War against the Soviet Union, US political leadership, starting with the Clinton Administration, has made a continuing string of strategic blunders that have brought the United States to the point where - after building China up for decades…
