Lyle Goldstein, an associate professor and strategic researcher at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute, is an expert on Chinese and Russian security strategies. He is also an insightful commentator on what is going on behind the scenes with North Korea. Soon after the North Korean test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 4, Kaiser and Jeremy sat down with him in New York City to discuss what strategic options remain for China and other players in the region.
Regular listeners of Sinica will remember Goldstein from his previous appearance on the show last year, when he applied his unconventional thinking to territory disputes in the South China Sea.
Recommendations:
- No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security, by Jonathan D. Pollack (The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), April 8, 2014)
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