Publishing Institution: Project 2049 Institute / Topic: Strategic Stability

Author:: Mark Stokes, Yang Kuang-shun, and Eric Lee
Publication Date:: 09-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Project 2049 Institute
Abstract:: Taiwan’s (Republic of China, ROC) defense readiness can be viewed from both strategic and operational perspectives. In our report, readiness is measured by both (1) the degree to which Taiwan’s government and civil society are prepared to counter coercion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and (2) the degree to which the ROC armed forces can carry out its mission. Given the increasing likelihood of CCP use of force against Taiwan in the foreseeable future, it is in the interests of the United States and the ROC governments to improve overall defense readiness. This report evaluates the threat environment Taiwan faces and details its strategic and operational readiness, as well as the utility of ad hoc coalitions. In addition, the report highlights future opportunities for U.S. policymakers to strengthen the United States and Taiwan’s readiness in pursuit of the shared goal of peace and stability in a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Topic:: Conflict Prevention, Strategic Stability, Coalition, and Readiness
Political Geography:: China, Taiwan, and Asia

Author:: Project 2049 Institute
Publication Date:: 04-2015
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Project 2049 Institute
Abstract:: In 2015, the Project 2049 Institute launched a program to focus on trends in China’s military advancements and how the U.S. and Japan can coordinate closely to maintain the peace and stability that has anchored the Asia-Pacific region’s economic dynamism and growth over the past 60 years. The discussions drew upon perspectives from U.S. and Japanese experts who work in a variety of government and non-governmental positions. This paper serves as a capstone for the various discussions held over the course of the program in both Washington, D.C. and San Diego.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Bilateral Relations, Military Affairs, Alliance, and Strategic Stability
Political Geography:: Japan, China, Asia, and United States of America

Author:: Ian Easton
Publication Date:: 09-2013
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Project 2049 Institute
Abstract:: The military modernization program being undertaken by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is changing the security environment in the Asia-Pacific. Driven by a strategy to achieve the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership’s goals through the exploitation of advantageous conditions, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is investing in capabilities that are aimed at eroding the conventional military superiority of the United States and its allies in the region. Should the PLA’s modernization campaign succeed the likelihood of conflict and regional instability can be expected to increase as China’s authoritarian leadership is empowered with greater coercive leverage over its neighbors.
Topic:: Security, Military Strategy, Regional Integration, Modernization, and Strategic Stability
Political Geography:: China and Asia-Pacific

Author:: Mark Stokes and Ian Easton
Publication Date:: 05-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Project 2049 Institute
Abstract:: Aerospace power is unquestionably defining the future strategic environment in a region whose vast distances place a premium on speed and agility that defy the laws of gravity. This monograph addresses trends in China’s force modernization, strategy, and doctrine; development of conventional air force, air and missile defense, and long range precision strike modernization in Taiwan, Japan, India, and the United States; and options for countering the coercive utility of evolving PRC aerospace power, including cooperative threat reduction initiatives.
Topic:: Deterrence, Modernization, Strategic Stability, Military, and Aerospace
Political Geography:: China, Taiwan, and Asia-Pacific

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