Archive | Evaluations (Selected)

05 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Review of China’s Energy Strategy in Joint Force Quarterly

Richard Desjardins, Canadian civil servant; review of Gabriel B. Collins, Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, and William S. Murray, eds., China’s Energy Strategy: The Impact on Beijing’s Maritime Policies (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008); Joint Force Quarterly, issue 57, second quarter 2010, pp. 132-33.
“The China Maritime Studies Institute… is fast becoming a center [...]

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10 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

New Review of China Goes to Sea

Anonymous review of Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, and Carnes Lord, eds., China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2009), 10 February 2010.
… First, something on the background to the book. In effect, it’s been produced by some of the leading lights of the increasingly impressive China Maritime [...]

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08 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Review of CMSI Vols. 1-3 in Asia Policy

Scott W. Bray (the U.S. Navy’s Senior Intelligence Officer for China), “Turning to the Sea… This Time to Stay,” Book Review Essay, Asia Policy, No. 9 (January 2010), pp. 167-72.
CMSI “Studies in Chinese Maritime Development” book series, vols. 1-3:
“these three books provide excellent perspective and concepts for understanding China’s maritime history and the strategic drivers [...]

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15 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Required Reading: Naval War College Review Articles on China’s DF-21/ASBM

“Required Reading: Naval War College Review Articles on China’s DF-21/ ASBM,” Missile Defense, Steeljaw Scribe, 15 November 2009.
… The most recent open press article was that found in the May 2009 issue of the Naval Institute’s Proceedings.
With the autumn 2009 issue of the Naval War College Review, that body of knowledge has been significantly expanded [...]

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30 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

A Few Good Reads

“A Few Good Reads,” Information Dissemination, 30 September 2009.
… See the new article at the Jamestown Foundation by Michael S. Chase and Andrew S. Erickson Changes in Beijing’s Approach to Overseas Basing? It would appear the conversation of limited forward basing has begun in China. This is still a far cry from the “String of [...]

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12 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

A National Asset in Newport

“A National Asset in Newport,” Information Dissemination, 11 September 2009.
Earlier in the week, Galrahn made us all aware of some of the pickings from the Naval War College Review’s August 2009 edition. Having written here before about the Chinese Anti-ship Ballistic Missile Program, I was excited to see an article co-authored by Andrew Erickson and [...]

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26 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Important Chinese ASBM Article

“Important Chinese ASBM Article,” Information Dissemination, 25 June 2009.
When Andrew Erickson is talking about Chinese ASBM development with comprehensive analysis, it is always a must read. This is from the section in the article “Making an ASBM Work.” … Just in this section there are all kinds of important things being said, but I want [...]

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01 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Hans Kristensen on “An Undersea Deterrent?”

Hans M. Kristensen, “A Chinese Seabased Nuclear Deterrent?,” FAS Strategic Security Blog, 1 June 2009.
The magazine U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings has an interesting article about China’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines written by Andrew S. Erickson and Michael Chase from the U.S. Naval War College. And I’m not just saying that because they reference several of [...]

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28 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

BMD From the Sea – It’s Not Just for SWOs

“BMD From the Sea–It’s Not Just for SWOs,” Air Warfare, Steeljaw Scribe, 27 May 2009.
It is time for Naval Aviation to become more than interested bystanders and step up to the plate for the ballistic missile defense mission. For those who have been otherwise engaged or looking elsewhere, the cover and main article in the [...]

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04 March 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Observing PLA Navy Indian Ocean Operations

“Observing PLA Navy Indian Ocean Operations,” Information Dissemination, 3 March 2009.
… March 2008 Proceedings has a public article available titled Welcome China to the Fight Against Pirates by Andrew S. Erickson, Naval War College; and Lieutenant Justin D. Mikolay, U.S. Navy. As I have said many times on the blog, everything written by Andrew Erickson [...]

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