Avoiding Another Cold War: The Case for Collaboration with China
November 6, 2008
By James R. Blaker, Ph.D.
The American Security Project today released a new report, authored by ASP Adjunct Fellow James Blaker, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Senior Advisor to the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlining the need to reassess US-China relations. The paper, entitled “Avoiding Another Cold War: The Case for Collaboration with China,” is part of a longer series of reports and perspectives being issued by the American Security Project on important issues confronting the incoming Administration.
Specific findings include:
– The United States has the opportunity to guide U.S.-China relations, particularly in the security realm, toward either greater competition or collaboration.
– U.S. policy should be bolder in pushing the relationship toward greater collaboration.
– There are multiple areas where the United States can lead, including proposals for joint Sino-U.S. military experimentation, greater collaboration in space, a “no first use” agreement on cyber-war, greater sea lane security collaboration, and collaborative efforts to provide greater global transparency to the military capabilities and activities of all nations.
The full text of the report can be downloaded by clicking here.
