Michael Beckley

Michael Beckley is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Articles by Michael Beckley
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How Primed for War Is China?
Essay
Michael Beckley, Hal Brands
Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of a Chinese flag at a ceremony in Hong Kong.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of a Chinese flag at a ceremony in Hong Kong.

What Does China Want?
Excerpt
Hal Brands, Michael Beckley
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after making a toast during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. Wu Hong/Getty Images
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after making a toast during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. Wu Hong/Getty Images

China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem
Argument
Hal Brands, Michael Beckley
A journalist looks at a map showing the route of a missile apparently mistakenly launched from Taiwan during a press conference in Taipei on July 1, 2016.
A journalist looks at a map showing the route of a missile apparently mistakenly launched from Taiwan during a press conference in Taipei on July 1, 2016.

China Keeps Inching Closer to Taiwan
Argument
Michael Beckley
A protective blast wall painted by a U.S. military unit stands at an air base in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 8, 2016.
A protective blast wall painted by a U.S. military unit stands at an air base in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 8, 2016.

In Future Wars, the U.S. Military Will Have Nowhere to Hide
Argument
Michael Beckley
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