Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present and Future

RAND Asian experts Swaine and Tellis have chosen one of the most significant, controversial, and timely subjects, breaking new ground conceptually as well as analytically.

Contemporary Southeast Asia

Swaine and Tellis undoubtedly make a major contribution to our understanding of China's current strategic behavior.

Michael Swaine (PhD, Harvard University) is a Senior Political Scientist at RAND and Director of the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy. Research interests include Chinese security policy, foreign relations, Chinese civil-military relations, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security issues.