Andrew F. Krepinevich

2 months ago | foreignaffairs.com | Nathan Schoonover |Joshua Kurlantzick |Andrew F. Krepinevich |Mark Bell

In the 1990s, following the Soviet Union’s collapse, few in Washington were thinking about China as a potential future threat. During this “unipolar moment,” the conventional wisdom held that China would become a responsible stakeholder of the global community once it had become a fully integrated member. Inside the Pentagon, however, a group of analysts charged with assessing the strategic environment saw things differently.

Dec 12, 2023 | foreignaffairs.com | Andrew F. Krepinevich |Ebenezer Obadare |Kat Duffy

Over the past decade, the prospect of Chinese military aggression in the Indo-Pacific has moved from the realm of the hypothetical to the war rooms of U.S. defense planners. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has significantly accelerated his country’s military buildup, now in its third decade.

Aug 22, 2023 | foreignaffairs.com | Andrew F. Krepinevich |Lawrence Freedman |Bleddyn Bowen |Ernie Pyle

In This Review In This Review The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great PowersKrepinevich, an influential figure in U.S. military circles, offers an update on the development of his ideas since he first came to the fore in the early 1990s, when he highlighted “the revolution in military-technical affairs” as militaries began marshaling sensors, advanced communications systems, and accurate weapons to more efficiently use their firepower.

May 28, 2023 | nuclear-news.net | Andrew F. Krepinevich |Christina MacPherson

A Nuclear Collision Course in South Asia The Budding Arms Race Among China, India, and PakistanForeign Affairs, By Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., May 26, 2023………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE RACE IS ONChina and Pakistan have a long and close relationship, in part built around their mutual view of India as a rival. India finds itself sandwiched between these two often hostile powers.

May 26, 2023 | foreignaffairs.com | Andrew F. Krepinevich |Ian Johnson

Sign in and save to read later Print this article Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Get a link Page url Request Reprint Permissions In the summer of 2021, the world learned that China was dramatically expanding its nuclear arsenal. Satellite imagery showed Beijing building as many as 300 new ballistic missile silos.