Lyle Goldstein
lyle_goldstein@brown.edu
+1 401 441 0093
Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs
Lyle J. Goldstein is Visiting Professor at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. At Brown, he is investigating the costs of great power competition with both China and Russia in association with the Costs of War Project at Watson. He is also assisting in the further development of Watson’s China Initiative.
Goldstein serves concurrently as Director of Asia Engagement at the Washington think-tank Defense Priorities, which advocates for realism and restraint in U.S. defense policy. In this role, he is overseeing a range of studies that evaluate U.S. foreign policy and defense strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, including with respect to such key flashpoints as the Korean Peninsula, the South China Sea, the Sino-Indian border, and also the status of Taiwan. He maintains expertise in both Chinese and Russian military strategic development, and also has expertise on particular issues in the China-Russia relationship, including especially the Arctic and also Central Asia.
In Oct 2021, Goldstein retired after 20 years of service on the faculty at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) after being promoted by his peers to the rank of Full Professor. During his career at NWC, he founded the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) and has been awarded the Superior Civilian Service Medal for this achievement. He has written or edited seven books on Chinese strategy and continues to work on a book length project that examines the nature of China-Russia relations in the 21st century.
Goldstein has his PhD from Princeton, an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and his BA from Harvard. He is fluent in both Chinese and Russian languages, and is now studying Korean. He tweets regularly on both Chinese and Russian strategic matters at @lylegoldstein.
June 4, 2023 The Guardian
Lyle Goldstein comments for The Guardian “China’s approach to diplomacy is constantly waving the Taiwan issue in front of countries to say, ‘You have been warned … you have endorsed one China’.”
June 4, 2023 The Hill
Lyle Goldstein writes for The Hill "The Chinese Navy appears to be testing its first robotic submarine prototypes. That is an additional sign that Beijing is now going all out to close the undersea warfare technology gap."
May 26, 2023 The Washington Post
Lyle Goldstein comments for the Washington Post, “We have to realize that China is acting with restraint and moderation, and I don’t think that’s appreciated in the West.”
May 24, 2023 The Cipher Brief
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for The Cipher Brief, "Some people regard the U.S. submarine forces as kind of our ace in the hole, our silver bullet. But that's not how I see it."
May 24, 2023 The Daily Caller
Lyle Goldstein comments for The Daily Caller, “The U.S. will take devastating losses in a war over Taiwan, so I don’t think we can dismiss it as pure propaganda."
May 23, 2023 The New York Times
Lyle Goldstein comments for The New York Times on how China viewed Japan's actions at the G7 summit as “colluding with the U.S. [to] bring Europe into the Taiwan issue,” which he likened to “waving a red flag in front of a bull.”
May 19, 2023 The Christian Science Monitor
Lyle Goldstein comments in a recent article for the Christian Science Monitor, “We could say the Biden administration has had some run of successes in its Asia policy.”
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