Archive | Evaluations (Selected)

02 February 2012 ~ View Comments

Chinese Aerospace Power Listed in Survival

“Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles,” Brief Notices, Survival 54.1 (February-March 2012): 228.
In this analysis of Chinese aerospace developments, including its aircraft-carrier programme, unmanned aerial vehicles and air-launched cruise missiles, the authors explore the strategic implications of Chinese forces for the US Navy and the military balance in East Asia more generally.
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30 January 2012 ~ View Comments

Chinese Aerospace Power Highlighted in GlobalSecurity.org Special Selections

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Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles (CMSI Vol. 5)
Andrew S. Erickson and Lyle J. Goldstein, eds., Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011).
Japanese summary translation now available: 中国の航空宇宙パワー海洋任務への発展.
For a video introducing the volume’s contents, watch Prof. Andrew S. Erickson, Eight Bells [...]

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06 December 2011 ~ View Comments

Defense Tech Evaluates Naval War College Review Article on Chinese Carrier Development

“What Will China’s Carrier Be Used For?” Defense Tech, 6 December 2011.
U.S. Naval War College professor Andrew Erickson has just come out with another interesting analysis of China’s new aircraft carrier, noting that the ship, equipped with advanced radars and defensive weapons doesn’t sound remotely like a true training carrier. Instead, it will likely serve [...]

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06 December 2011 ~ View Comments

“Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles” Evaluated Highly in Ausmarine

 Andrew S. Erickson and Lyle J. Goldstein, eds., Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011); review in Ausmarine (November 2011): 36.
From Baird Maritime
Behind all the belligerent nonsense that appears in the general media it is reassuring to learn that there is genuine Sino-American co-operation in certain aspects of defence.
This enormously [...]

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06 December 2011 ~ View Comments

China Defense Blog Praises “Beijing’s ‘Starter Carrier’ and Future Steps: Alternatives and Implications”

Beijing’s ‘Starter Carrier’ and Future Steps: Alternatives and Implications
With the ex-VARYAG off to its second sea trial, it is perfect timing for the US Naval War College Review to publish Andrew Erickson, Abraham Denmark, and Gabriel Collins’s latest article “Beijing’s ‘Starter Carrier’ and Future Steps: Alternatives and Implications” as its lead article.
The paper is fact [...]

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27 November 2011 ~ View Comments

3 CMSI Volumes Featured on Navy Professional Reading Program Core List

Donna Miles, “Reading Lists Aim to Promote Personal, Professional Growth,” American Forces Press Service, 23 November 2011.
WASHINGTON – Legend has it that Alexander the Great slept with a copy of The Iliad, Homer’s epic tale set during the Trojan War, under his pillow.
Almost 2,500 years later, professional reading remains an important part of the military [...]

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03 October 2011 ~ View Comments

Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles Reviewed by Book News Inc.

Andrew S. Erickson and Lyle J. Goldstein, eds., Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011) reviewed in “Reference & Research Book News,” Book News Inc. (October 2011), 306.
This work offers a broad overview and appraisal of recent developments in Chinese aerospace and maritime power and examines implications for the US [...]

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27 September 2011 ~ View Comments

China SignPost™ 洞察中国 #47 “Deep Dive” Report on Civilian Jet Engines Praised on China Defense Blog

“A Chinese ‘Heart’ for Large Civilian and Military Aircraft: Strategic and commercial implications of China’s campaign to develop high-bypass turbofan jet engines,” reviewed on China Defense Blog, 27 September 2011.
Just finished reading Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson’s latest “A Chinese ‘Heart’‘for Large Civilian and Military Aircraft: Strategic and commercial implications of China’s campaign to [...]

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14 September 2011 ~ View Comments

Council on Foreign Relations Rates “China’s S-Shaped Threat” a “Must Read”

Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “China’s S-Shaped Threat,” The Diplomat, 6 September 2011, designated a “Must Read” by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Analysts of international relations have focused lately on China’s potential challenges to the international system. But China’s greatest challenges may in fact be internal. The implications will be significant.
China is assumed by many [...]

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06 September 2011 ~ View Comments

5 Star Review of Chinese Aerospace Power by Harry Kazianis, Deputy Editor, e-International Relations

Harry Kazianis, “Review: Chinese Aerospace Power, Evolving Maritime Roles,” 5 Stars, e-International Relations, 6 September 2011.
Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles edited by Andrew Erickson and Lyle Goldstein takes on the timely subject of Chinese aerospace technology and its role in the creation of a modern Chinese naval maritime force. Both editors are well respected [...]

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