Great exhibit Cantor Arts Center about how artists day jobs inspire their work - like this piece made on a printer by an artist working in an office. A lot of lessons for academics about the value of real world experience.

JUNE 6 DC EVENT! Keynote by Amb. Paul Myler Paul Myler & panel with Oriana Skylar Mastro (@osmastro/Stanford University), Bates Gill (@batesgill1), Chen Yu-cheng (@alexyuchengchen), Andrea Chloe Wong (@indopac_nz) & Michael Shoebridge (@MichaelS_SAA) bit.ly/3wvhX2U #XiJinping #China

Russia and China don’t have to physically fight together to be effective at warfighting or to make a significant global impact on security, defense, and deterrence Oriana Skylar Mastro tells Financial Times. ow.ly/GSnS50RNWyf

Happy to host Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to discuss innovation and the future of defense policy FSI Stanford. One team, one fight!

So great to see my old friend honored by my institution. Looking forward to celebrating in October!

A new report from Oriana Skylar Mastro for The National Bureau of Asian Research looks deeply into China's strategic calculus on escalation in the Indo-Pacific, and offers an assessment of potential for conflict and the implications for deterrence.

📄 READ IT HERE: ow.ly/jI6M50RC9GA

The China-Russia military alignment has expanded & deepened under Xi and Putin, who are meeting in Beijing. While the two powers don't have a mutual defense treaty, they don't need to engage in direct combat to be impactful in warfare, Oriana Skylar Mastro tells Financial Times on.ft.com/3WKdfsS

JUNE 6 EVENT: Keynote Ambassador Paul Myler (Paul Myler) and panelists Oriana Skylar Mastro (@osmastro/Stanford University), Bates Gill (@batesgill1), Chen Yu-cheng (@alexyuchengchen), Andrea Chloe Wong (@indopac_nz), and Michael Shoebridge (@MichaelS_SAA). Register: bit.ly/3wvhX2U

Xi Jinping's recent trip to Europe highlights the balance many European governments are trying to find between economic goals and strategic goals.

Oriana Skylar Mastro explains more on Bloomberg's Daybreak Asia.

LISTEN NOW [9:47] ⏯️ ow.ly/wL4750REUeE

How are Indo-Pacific nations responding to China's assertive military posture?
Read our new The National Bureau of Asian Research report where we examine six dangerous PLA encounters in the region & explore shared threat perceptions, regional responses and implications for deterrence.
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China's military modernization & assertive actions have led to riskier encounters between the PLA & militaries of Indo-Pacific nations. Read the new The National Bureau of Asian Research report I edited, which examines PLA incidents with six nations and the potential for conflict:
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I write about this phenomenon in my forthcoming book Upstart: How China Became a Great Power. Check out my website for an appendix on the police forces they’ve trained abroad! orianaskylarmastro.com/books

My take on Xi’s visit to Europe

My latest article in Security Studies, where I contend that China & Russia are deeply aligned and moving toward an even closer relationship. However, their military cooperation primarily aims to support China's challenge of US hegemony in Asia.
Read here: doi.org/10.1080/096364…

Thrilled to share my latest publication in Security Studies, 'Sino-Russian Military Alignment and Its Implications for Global Security,' where I examine the nature and impact of Sino-Russian alignment and explore the extent and limits of their partnership:
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Read my latest article published in Security Studies Security Studies, where I present a novel alignment framework that best captures warfighting capabilities and how great powers align:
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Russia, China, and North Korea teamed up during the Cold War only to have the tripartite pact fizzle out. Oriana Skylar Mastro believes the same fate lies ahead for the current convergence of the three nations. Read why in Foreign Affairs. ow.ly/xZj550QJM8q

Despite bolstering North Korea—China faces a diplomatic tightrope, balancing its global image against the backdrop of Russian aggression.

Check out my latest analysis Foreign Affairs:
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North Korea's increasing boldness, supported by Russia, poses a threat not just to regional stability but also to China's strategic interests.

Read my full analysis Foreign Affairs:
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