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AirSea Battle
![AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/2435_524382692e063.jpg)
AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance
Do AirSea Battle and A2/AD make the U.S.-China military balance more or less stable?
![Xi Jinping: China’s Most Powerful Leader Since Deng and Mao? Xi Jinping: China’s Most Powerful Leader Since Deng and Mao?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/Xi_Jinping_Sept._19_2012.jpg)
Xi Jinping: China’s Most Powerful Leader Since Deng and Mao?
Plus, are China’s internet censors really just pollsters? Monday China links.
![How Organization Shapes Modern Militaries How Organization Shapes Modern Militaries](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/2572_524382fc7aaad.jpg)
How Organization Shapes Modern Militaries
Effective militaries design institutions that maximize innovation while minimizing inter-service rivalry.
![America’s AirSea Battle vs. China’s A2/AD: Who Wins? America’s AirSea Battle vs. China’s A2/AD: Who Wins?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/2563_524382f965780.jpg)
America’s AirSea Battle vs. China’s A2/AD: Who Wins?
Military realities aside, there could be no winners in a clash between China and the U.S.
![Russia’s New ICBM… A Missile Defense Killer? Russia’s New ICBM… A Missile Defense Killer?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/2740_524383c80c129.jpg)
Russia’s New ICBM… A Missile Defense Killer?
Plus, following new military agreements with Japan, India strengthens defense ties with Thailand and Australia.
![No, Mil-to-Mil Ties Can’t Make the US & China Play Nice No, Mil-to-Mil Ties Can’t Make the US & China Play Nice](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/6057_5243ab3962ff2.jpg)
No, Mil-to-Mil Ties Can’t Make the US & China Play Nice
Mil-to-mil ties can help on the margins, but can’t solve the fundamental clash of visions between the U.S. and China.
![Why AirSea Battle is Not AirLand Battle Redux Why AirSea Battle is Not AirLand Battle Redux](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/3460403415_dd7ded4f28.jpg)
Why AirSea Battle is Not AirLand Battle Redux
You can’t judge a battle concept by its name. Explaining AirSea battle in terms of AirLand battle only serves to confuse.
![Airsea Battle With Chinese Characteristics Airsea Battle With Chinese Characteristics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/Chinese_sailors_qingdao.jpg)
Airsea Battle With Chinese Characteristics
Beijing’s approach to seapower is remarkably similar to the U.S. Navy in the age of Mahan and Roosevelt.
![When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/2851_52438512e076e.jpg)
When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear
Soviet leaders once almost mistook an exercise for an attack. Could China have similar misperceptions?
![Partner in the Pivot? Partner in the Pivot?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/6270_5243acea7e94e.jpg)
Partner in the Pivot?
Taipei needs to undertake a pivot of its own, aimed at ensuring that its chief protector can, and will, come to its aid in wartime.
![Australia and AirSea Battle: Not Sold Yet Australia and AirSea Battle: Not Sold Yet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/2978_524388726c4b6.jpg)
Australia and AirSea Battle: Not Sold Yet
The U.S. needs to do more to persuade allies that ASB is the right response to China’s military challenge.
![America's AirSea Battle, Arctic Style America's AirSea Battle, Arctic Style](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/12026_525382375a18d.jpg)
America's AirSea Battle, Arctic Style
James Holmes on why the Coast Guard and Air Force might become the military’s “odd couple” in defending America’s Arctic front.