Taylor Fravel
@fravel.bsky.social
Studying China's foreign and security policies and director of MIT's Security Studies Program
Great opportunity to join @ssp-mit.bsky.social and conduct research on China's foreign and security policies!
Security Studies Program MIT@ssp-mit.bsky.social · 7mo agoIf you are a recent or soon-to-be college graduate interested in China’s foreign and security policies and possess advanced Chinese language skills, then consider applying for the China research support associate position at MIT’s Security Studies Program. Info + application: https://bit.ly/4rCIhz3
SSP Director @fravel.bsky.social and Associate Professor @proftalmadge.bsky.social join the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss China’s military transformation and the implications for US nuclear strategy. 🎧 strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/part-i-of-...
“Xi may well deem it necessary to fight even if the PLA is not completely prepared,” writes @fravel.bsky.social. “Since the establishment of the People’s Republic in 1949, China has usually gone to war when conditions appeared to be unfavorable.”
Is China’s Military Ready for War?
What Xi’s purges do—and don’t—mean for Beijing’s ambitions.
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Delighted to have joined the Strategic Simplicity Podcast with @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, @fravel.bsky.social, Austin Long, and Vipin Narang to discuss China's nuclear strategy!
Pranay Vaddi@pranayrvaddi.bsky.social · 12mo agoWe're joined by Taylor Fravel and Caitlin Talmadge to talk China...or at least have 1/3 to 1/2 of a very long conversation about China. Link below.
“Now, as then, Chinese leaders may pursue war even if the domestic economic and political conditions appear unfavorable—and even if the PLA is not ready to fight,” writes SSP Director M. Taylor Fravel (@fravel.bsky.social) for @foreignaffairs.com. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
Is China’s Military Ready for War?
What Xi’s purges do—and don’t—mean for Beijing’s ambitions.
foreignaffairs.com
New essay on purges in China’s armed forces and its impact on operational readiness www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
Is China’s Military Ready for War?
What Xi’s purges do—and don’t—mean for Beijing’s ambitions.
foreignaffairs.com
A wonderful tribute to @ssp-mit.bsky.social's dear colleague, Owen Cote networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
H-Diplo|RJISSF Tribute to the Scholarship and Legacy of Owen R. Coté, Jr. | H-Net
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studvies ForumTribute to the Scholarship and Legacy of Owen R. Coté, Jr.
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Why can a direct comparison of two countries’ defense budget be misleading? @fravel.bsky.social explains: “no two countries in their published defense budgets report spending on the exact same categories.” Learn more here:
Getting China’s Defense Spending Right | ChinaPower Project
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Taylor Fravel, Dr. George Gilboy, and Dr. Eric Heginbotham join us to discuss their recent article assessing China’s defense budget. They challenge…
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If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry. If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
Chelsea G. Summers@chelseagsummers.bsky.social · last yr.So on March 9, a French scientist, on a visa to attend a conference in Houston, was denied entry to the US and subsequently expelled because his phone had messages decrying scientific policies put forward by the Trump administration: www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
New book alert, expertly edited by Bard Nikolas Vik Steen. Contributors include @stephenwalt.bsky.social @arkroeber.bsky.social @brunotertrais.bsky.social @fheisbourg.bsky.social myself and many more who are not yet on this channel academic.oup.com/book/59461
Not Just Another Cold War: The Global Implications of the US-China Rivalry
Abstract. This book explores how the emerging superpower rivalry between the United States and China compares to the Cold War, and what that means for the
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Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field. By @arthurallen202.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
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“Simply put: Nuclear proliferation to both allies and adversaries dilutes the privileges of power the United States enjoys,” writes the Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social with coauthor @nktpnd.bsky.social for @warontherocks.bsky.social. Read more👇🏽
Ankit Panda@nktpnd.bsky.social · last yr.My latest, with @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social and Vipin Narang, for @warontherocks.bsky.social: on why *even* an 'America First' approach to US statecraft benefits from limiting the spread of nuclear weapons, i.e., Trump should love nonproliferation warontherocks.com/2025/03/nucl...
Firing General Brown and Admiral Franchetti is not a complete surprise to civmil watchers, but pulling this guy from retirement for chairman definitely is It’s a strong signal that promotion to top positions will require complete ideological conformity from here on out
David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 2y agoTrump is nominating a retired Air National Guard 3-star to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Highest major command was Deputy Commander, CENTSOC www.af.mil/About-Us/Bio...
“If I were a nation like China, Russia or Iran, I’d be having a field day with a bunch of college kids running around with sensitive federal government data on unencrypted hard drives.”
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
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Great opportunity!
Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations@penn-us-china.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are thrilled to issue the call for applications (global.upenn.edu/future-of-us...) for our third fellowship cohort, made possible by generous support from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social and the Henry Luce Foundation. Applications are due February 28.
The Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) is pleased to announce that Pranay Vaddi has joined CNSP as the inaugural Senior Nuclear Fellow. @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social most recently served as special assistant to President Biden and as senior director for Arms Control, Disarmament, and...
Great opportunity for recent or soon to be college graduates
Security Studies Program MIT@ssp-mit.bsky.social · 2y agoRecent college graduates who are interested in nuclear security are encouraged to apply to this 1-yr program, with the possibility of a 2nd-year renewal. This fellowship includes MIT benefits. For more information and to apply: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl... @mitofficial.bsky.social (2/2)
The Center for Nuclear Security Policy at MIT is seeking Nuclear Security Junior Fellows to serve as research assistants for faculty, researchers, and fellows on topics related to nuclear security. Fellows will report to the director of the Center for Nuclear Security Policy. (1/2)
We are delighted to announce the launch of a major new initiative which draws on the approach of the Penn Project in convening, over the next 2 years, leading next generation scholars and experts on China from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Announcement here: bit.ly/41GUPvh
Final call for applications! The Security Studies Program at MIT is accepting applications for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program. Applications are accepted through December 6, 2024. Decisions will be announced in January 2025. Information & application: ssp.mit.edu/about/fellow...
More big news …. Miao Hua, current member of the CMC in charge of political work is under investigation on.ft.com/3ARpY4t
China probes top officer discipline ‘violations’
Investigation into Miao Hua takes Xi Jinping’s purge of military to its highest echelons
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Perhaps explains why Dong was not added to the state CMC in March or the party CMC in June
China’s defence minister placed under investigation for corruption
US officials say probe is part of wider operation to uncover graft in People’s Liberation Army
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Before the election, @abenewman.bsky.social and I talked about how if Trump won, our arguments would become more relevant in the grimmest fucking ways possible. Here, Jonas explains why it's likely to be worse than we expected.
Jonas Nahm@jonasnahm.com · 2y agoThe new NYT piece on China's supply chain strategy reveals how Beijing is rewriting the rules of economic warfare. Trump's claim that "China pays for tariffs" fundamentally misunderstands modern economic power. Here's why: 1/ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
Now accepting applications!
Security Studies Program MIT@ssp-mit.bsky.social · 2y agoThe Security Studies Program at MIT is accepting applications for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program. We are looking for the next gen of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject. ssp.mit.edu/about/fellow...
Now accepting applications!
Security Studies Program MIT@ssp-mit.bsky.social · 2y agoThe Security Studies Program at MIT is accepting applications for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program. We are looking for the next gen of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject. ssp.mit.edu/about/fellow...
