Alison McFarland

Nov 21, 2024 | usip.org | Carla P. Freeman |Bates Gill |Alison McFarland

Since Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched the Global Security Initiative (GSI) in April 2022, it has been used in China’s efforts to expand its international security role and reshape global order.

Sep 12, 2023 | usip.org | Bates Gill |Alison McFarland

SummaryFor a decade or more, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has shown a growing interest in playing a larger role in preventing and mitigating regional conflict and instability. This ambition is being pursued through a variety of avenues, from funding streams for UN projects to promoting its own security norms through regional organizations and providing security assistance to countries in the Global South.

Sep 7, 2023 | usip.org | Bates Gill |Alison McFarland

China has taken a number of steps, particularly over the last decade since the beginning of Xi Jinping’s tenure as the country’s paramount leader, to position itself as a source of international leadership and insight about how to mitigate the risk of conflict and instability around the world.

Jun 22, 2023 | usip.org | Rosie Levine |Alison McFarland |Alex Stephenson

USIP’s Rosie Levine, Alison McFarland, Alex Stephenson and Carla Freeman discuss the signals coming out of Blinken’s trip, how major areas of disagreement were addressed, where stalled military-to-military talks stand and what comes next. What’s the good news coming out of Secretary Blinken’s visit to China?

May 25, 2023 | usip.org | Gavin Helf |Alison McFarland

What this means for the United States is unclear, but what is certain is that Washington will have to ratchet up its own engagement in the region if it stands a chance to compete with China in its own backyard. For their part, Central Asian states do not want to be stuck in the middle of great power competition, but to balance relations with China, Russia and the United States.