John Culver
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John Culver is a retired Senior Intelligence Officer with 35-years’ experience as a leading CIA analyst of East Asian affairs, including security, economic and foreign policy dimensions. As National Intelligence Officer for East Asia from 2015-2018, he drove the Intelligence Community's support to top policymakers on East Asian issues and managed extensive relationships inside and outside government.
When serious, careful US management of China–Taiwan policies … isn’t
The status quo in the Strait has changed. But is anyone really tuning in as the drama unfolds?
The unfinished Chinese civil war
Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
Interactives
China and the Rules‑Based Order
Seven experts debate China’s approach to the rules‑based international order
China’s catastrophic success: US strategic blunders fuel rivalry
Deepening enmity could amplify Beijing’s assessment that Washington may pursue the overthrow of the CCP as an end goal.
The Sydney Morning Herald
12 August 2022
