Lyle Goldstein
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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.
December 5, 2022 The Daily Caller
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments on the US-China rivalry for The Daily Caller, “China is doing a response to what we are doing."
November 15, 2022 Foreign Affairs
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Affairs, "It would be reckless to adopt this policy of 'strategic clarity.' In fact, this move away from 'strategic ambiguity' might well spark the war that it is aiming to prevent."
November 14, 2022 The Spectator
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for The Spectator that US-China relations, “will require a robust follow-up and a determination on both sides to break with the new tendencies toward vitriolic critiques and ever-escalating competitions in all domains.”
November 6, 2022 Nikkei Asia
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for Nikkei Asia, that "scholarly studies show appreciation of dangers of nuclear confrontation."
November 2, 2022 Asia Times
Lyle Goldstein writes for Asia Times, "while often posturing as uninvolved, China is benefitting economically, militarily and diplomatically from the Ukraine War."
October 30, 2022 Jacobin
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Jacobin, “I have confirmed some years ago from a source that they didn’t know Russia had this weapon.”
October 20, 2022 Jacobin
Visiting professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Jacobin, “I don’t think people are nearly alarmed enough."
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