Riley McCabe

Program Manager and Research Associate, Transnational Threats Project
Riley McCabe

Riley McCabe is a program manager and research associate for the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research focuses on military operations, terrorism, and the irregular warfare activities of countries such as Russia and China. Riley has previously supported the work of the intelligence fellow, the fellow for future war, gaming, and strategy, and the Risk and Foresight Group at CSIS. Outside of CSIS, he is a member of the editorial board for the Irregular Warfare Initiative at the Modern War Institute at West Point. Riley holds a BA from Occidental College in diplomacy and world affairs.

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China's Strategy of Political Warfare

China is conducting an aggressive and unprecedented campaign below the threshold of armed conflict to expand the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and weaken the United States and its partners.

Report by Seth G. Jones, Emily Harding, Catrina Doxsee, Jake Harrington, and Riley McCabe — August 2, 2023

What If . . . Alternatives to a Chinese Military Invasion of Taiwan

Using historical cases, this report explores alternative future scenarios outlining strategies of coercion China could employ against Taiwan short of full-scale invasion. The scenarios show the need for new escalation management frameworks linked to integrated deterrence.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Riley McCabe, and Adrian Bogart — October 7, 2022