Archive | Evaluations (Selected)

14 March 2012

Sunday Book Review: Chinese Aerospace Power

Robert Farley, “Sunday Book Review: Chinese Aerospace Power,” Information Dissemination, 11 March 2012. 
Chinese Aerospace Power is a collection of essays generated at a December 2008 colloquium organized by the Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute. The collection is held together by a common focus on maritime oriented Chinese aerospace military capabilities. Edited by Andrew […]

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08 February 2012

Taking Mines Seriously: Mine Warfare in China’s Near Seas

Scott C. Truver, “Taking Mines Seriously: Mine Warfare in China’s Near Seas,” Naval War College Review, 65.2 (Spring 2012), 30-66.
A mine is a terrible thing that waits. The easy way is always mined. Any ship can be a minesweeper—once. Sea mines and the need to counter them have been constants for the U.S. Navy since […]

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07 February 2012

Captain Gordon A. Andrew, RAN, Reviews “Chinese Aerospace Power” in Australian Defence Force Journal

Captain Gordon A. Andrew, RAN, review of Andrew S. Erickson and Lyle J. Goldstein, eds., Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011); in Australian Defence Force Journal 186 (November/December 2011): 100-101.
Chinese Aerospace Power is the fifth book in a series jointly published by the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) and […]

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02 February 2012

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.
Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving […]

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30 January 2012

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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27 December 2011

“Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles” Featured in Amherst Magazine

Katherine Duke, “Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles,” “Short Takes,” Amherst Magazine (Fall 2011): 46.
Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles
Edited by Andrew S. Erickson ’01 and Lyle J. Goldstein (China Maritime Studies Institute and the Naval Institute Press)
The fifth book in the series “Studies in Chinese Maritime Development,” this volume evaluates the advances […]

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06 December 2011

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins, “China’s S-Shaped Threat,” The Diplomat, 6 September 2011, has been 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 […]

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06 September 2011

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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26 August 2011

Chinese Aerospace Power Recommended by Eleni Ekmektsioglou in The Diplomat

Eleni Ekmektsioglou, “Understanding China,” The Diplomat, 26 August 2011.
… despite the numerous one-off articles, there hasn’t until now been a place in English that brings together all the pieces of the puzzle. That is until the recent publication by the China Maritime Studies Institute of Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles. The volume, a collection of essays, […]

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17 August 2011

Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles Praised by Feng on Information Dissemination

Feng, “Review of Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles,” Information Dissemination, 16 August 2011.
I recently had a chance to read “Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles.” This book is the fifth installment in the series “Studies in Chinese Maritime Development” and can be found here on Amazon.
In the past, I have found works by Andrew […]

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15 August 2011

China Goes to Sea Commended by Dave Mugridge in Canadian Naval Review

Dave Mugridge, 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, July 2009) in Canadian Naval Review, 7.2 (Summer 2011): 42-43.
This book is a wonderful academic review not just of China’s maritime power but of the history […]

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14 August 2011

China, the United States, and 21st Century Sea Power Praised by Andrew Forbes in International Journal of Maritime History

Andrew Forbes, “China and Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century,” International Journal of Maritime History 23.1 (June 2011): 341-46.
Review of Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, and Nan Li, eds., China, the United States, and 21st Century Sea Power: Defining a Maritime Security Partnership (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010).
The “rise” of China has been […]

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08 August 2011

2 CMSI Volumes Praised by Gregory R. Copley in Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy

Gregory R. Copley, “Focus on PLA(N),” Essential Reading: Important New Strategic Literature, Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 4 (2011): 16.
To US policy analysts who want to move beyond the immediate wars, the focus has to be on the People’s Republic of China (PRC), now unequivocally the “main target” for US strategic preoccupation and study. […]

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