Geopolitics and International Security

The International Security Program, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and regional programs analyze the threats and opportunities shaping global security.

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Partial Globe with trade lines

Crossroads of Commerce: How the Taiwan Strait Propels the Global Economy

This report provides an unprecedented look at the Taiwan Strait’s role in global trade, revealing that over one-fifth of all maritime commerce passes through this vital waterway. China possesses a range of non-kinetic options it may employ to coerce Taiwan, which could significantly disrupt this trade.
 

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, David Peng, Bonny Lin, and Jasper Verschuur — October 10, 2024

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Jon B. Alterman
Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Emily Harding
Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
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Clayton Swope
Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Max Bergmann
Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Joseph Rodgers
Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues