Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro is an expert on the Chinese military, Asia-Pacific security issues, and coercive diplomacy. When Dr. Mastro is not teaching or researching at Georgetown University, she serves as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserve as a Political Military Affairs Strategist. In this podcast, Dr. Michael C. Horowitz and Dr. Mastro discuss China, threats to the United States, and career advice for university students.

• 2:20 – The role of academics in policymaking and politics
• 4:52 – How nationalism and domestic political factors shape China’s approach to the world
• 8:55 – The most important short-term global threats facing the United States
• 13:55 – The most important long-term global challenges facing the United States
• 15:04 – Mike admits that he “doesn’t know about most things”
• 15:55 – Career advice for college students interested in engaging the policy world

 

Episode Reading:

• Is the United States Still the Predominant Power in the Pacific? http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/united-states-still-predominant-power-pacific
• China’s Evolving North Korea Strategy https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PB231-Chinas-evolving-north-korea-strategy.pdf
• The Vulnerability of Rising Powers: The Logic Behind China’s Low Military Transparency https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/d769ce_72e210e13d3b48cfaeacc79e4182a35c.pdf

Produced and Music by Tre Hester