Oriana Mastro

Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Center Fellow

Stanford, CA 94305

United States

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Asymmetric But Uneven: The China-India Conventional Military Balance

'Asymmetric but Uneven: The China-India Conventional Military Balance.' With Arzan Tarapore, in Kanti Bajpai, Selina Ho, and Manjari Chatterjee Miller (eds), Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations, (London: Routledge, 2020): 235-247.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Apr 2020
Oriana Mastro and Arzan Tarapore
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Risk and Resiliency: China's Emerging Air Base Strike Threat

Oriana Skylar Mastro and Ian Easton, “Risk and Resiliency: China’s Emerging Air Base Strike Threat,” Project 2049 Institute, November 8, 2017
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Ideas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "Ideas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy" in Tellis et. al, Power, Ideas and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific, (Washington, DC: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2017).
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Dec 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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The Theory and Practice of War Termination: Assessing Patterns in China's Historical Behavior

Oriana Skylar Mastro, “The Theory and Practice of War Termination: Assessing Patterns in China's Historical Behavior,” International Studies Review, 2018
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Feb 2018
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese Grand Strategy

In John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, Jeannie L. Johnson (eds), Strategy in the Contemporary World, 7th edition, Oxford University Press, forthcoming Dec 2021.
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 May 2021
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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China, Grand Strategy, Asia,

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Is China a Challenge to U.S. National Security?

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 13 Apr 2021
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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China, National Security, United States

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China's Anti-Access-Area Denial (A2/AD) Capabilities: Is American Rebalancing Enough?

“China’s Antiaccess-Area Denial (A2/AD) Capabilities: Is the U.S. Rebalancing Enough?” in William H. Natter III and Jason Brooks (eds), American Strategy and Purpose: Reflections on Foreign Policy and National Security in an Era of Change, (Lexington: CENSA, 2014): 118-140.
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chinese Military Power, Asian-Pacific Security, Anti-Access Area-Denial

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Teach What You Preach

Journal of Political Science Education
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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methods instruction, policy memo, political science, teaching

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A Global Expeditionary PLA: 2025-2030

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "A Global Expeditionary People’s Liberation Army: 2025-2030," in The Chinese People's Liberation Army in 2025, Roy Kamphausen and David Lai, eds., (Carlisle: Strategic Studies Institute, 2015): 207-234.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chinese Military Power, Asian-Pacific Security,

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Noninterference in Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy: Fact or Fiction?

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, “Noninterference in Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy: Fact or Fiction?” in Donovan Chau and Thomas Kane (eds), China and International Security: History, Strategy, and 21st Century Policy, vol.2 (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2014): 95-114.
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese foreign policy, Chinese strategy

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A Global People's Liberation Army: Possibilities, Challenges, and Opportunities

Kristen Gunness and Oriana Skylar Mastro, "A Global People's Liberation Army: Possibilities, Challenges, and Opportunities," Asia Policy 22, 2016.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Kristen Gunness and Oriana Mastro
RAND Corporation and Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese military, People's Liberation Army, Asian-Pacific Security

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It Takes Two to Tango: Autocratic Underbalancing, Regime Legitimacy and China's Responses to India's Rise

Oriana Skylar Mastro (2018) “It Takes Two to Tango: Autocratic Underbalancing, Regime Legitimacy and China’s Responses to India’s Rise,” Journal of Strategic Studies, DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2018.1485567.
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Jul 2018
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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China, India, Conflict Resolution

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The Vulnerability of Rising Powers: The Logic Behind China's Low Military Transparency

“The Vulnerability of Rising Powers: The Logic Behind China's Low Military Transparency,” Asian Security 12, Iss. 2, 2016: 63-81.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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China, transparency, rising powers, power transition theory, information

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Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship

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Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship

Stephan Frühling and Andrew O’Neil (eds), Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation: Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century, Australian National University Press, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Nov 2021
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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deterrence, US-China, nuclear, strategy

Nuclear Deterrence and the US–China Strategic Relationship

Oriana Mastro, "Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship," in Stephan Frühling and Andrew O’Neil (eds), Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation: Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century, Australian National University Press, 2021.
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Dec 2021
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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China, nuclear, deterrence

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Signaling and Military Provocation in Chinese National Security Strategy: A Closer Look at the Impeccable Incident of March 2009

Oriana Skylar Mastro, “Signaling and Military Provocation in Chinese National Security Strategy: A Closer Look at the Impeccable Incident of March 2009,” Journal for Strategic Studies Vol 34(2), pp. 219-244.
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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rise of China, South China Sea, Impeccable incident, Coercive Diplomacy, US-China relations

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Diminishing Returns in U.S.-China Security Cooperation

'Diminishing Returns in U.S.-China Security Cooperation,' in The US and China in Asia: Mitigating Tensions and Enhancing Cooperation, Pacific Community Initiative Publication, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and Beijing University, October 2019, 32-43.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Apr 2020
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. - Japan Alliance

Oriana Skylar Mastro and Mark Stokes, Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. Japan Alliance, (Washington, DC: Project 2049, 2011).
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Oriana Mastro and Mark Stokes
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Independent
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U.S.-Japan, Japan, Air Power, Asian-Pacific Security

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Dynamic Dilemmas: China's Evolving Northeast Asia Security Strategy

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "Dynamic Dilemmas: China’s Evolving Northeast Asia Security Strategy," in Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies, Ed. Gil Rozman, (Washington DC: Korea Economic Institute, 2016), 9-22.
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Asian-Pacific Security, Chinese Military Strategy

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Economics Won't Save Us: Problems with the Liberal Peace in Asia

Oriana Skylar Mastro, "The Problems of the Liberal Peace in Asia," Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, Vol 58(2), pp. 129-158.
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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economic policy, asian-pacific security, international relations theory

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Why Chinese Assertiveness is Here to Stay

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "Why Chinese Assertiveness is Here to Stay," The Washington Quarterly, Vol 37(4), pp.151-170.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Chinese foreign policy, Chinese strategy

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The Next Flashpoint? China, the Republic of Korea, and the Yellow Sea

Asia Policy 18, 1 (January 2023), 67-93
Posted: 31 Jan 2023
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Yellow Sea, Chinese Military, People's Liberation Army, Maritime Gray-Zone

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How South Korea Can Contribute to the Defense of Taiwan

The Washington Quarterly 2022, Volume 45, Issue 3, 109-129, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2022.2126586
Posted: 09 Nov 2022
Oriana Mastro and Sungmin Cho
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Government of the United States of America - Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

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South Korea, Indo-Pacific, US-ROK relations

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Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

Asia Policy Volume 17, Issue 4 (2022)
Posted: 09 Nov 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Indo-Pacific, Great Power Competition, US-China conflict

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All in the Family: North Korea and the Fate of Hereditary Autocratic Regimes

Global Politics and Strategy, Volume 62, 2020 - Issue 2
Posted: 01 Nov 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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North Korea, Indo-Pacific Security, US Foreign Policy

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Strait of Emergency? Debating Beijing’s Threat to Taiwan

Foreign Affairs, 225-229 (2021)
Posted: 11 Oct 2022
Oriana Mastro, Rachel Esplin Odell and Kharis A. Templeman
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Political Science, Students and CDDRL - Stanford University

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Cross-Strait relations, US-China, Indo-Pacific Security

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The Taiwan Temptation: Why Beijing Might Resort to Force

Foreign Affairs 2021
Posted: 10 Oct 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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US-China, Cross-Strait Relations, Indo-Pacific Security

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The Great Divide: Chinese and Indian Views on Negotiations, 1959–62

Journal of Defence Studies 6:4, 71-108, 2012
Posted: 25 Sep 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Sino-Indian Relations, War Termination

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Chinese Intentions in the South China Sea

Wilson China Fellowship Policy Brief, April 29, 2021
Posted: 25 Sep 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Policy, US-China Relations

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The PLA's Evolving Role in China's South China Sea Strategy

China Leadership Monitor, Issue 66 (Winter 2020)
Posted: 25 Sep 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Policy, US-China Relations

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Understanding the Challenge of China’s Rise: Fixing Conceptual Confusion about Intentions

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI 27, 585–600 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-022-09805-3
Posted: 20 Sep 2022
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Intentions, Revisionism, Power transition, US-China relations, Great power competition

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The Stealth Superpower: How China Hid Its Global Ambitions

Posted: 29 Dec 2018
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Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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In the Shadow of the Thucydides Trap: International Relations Theory and the Prospects for Peace and U.S.-China Relations

Journal of Chinese Political Science, Forthcoming
Posted: 20 Dec 2018
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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U.S.-China Relations, Thucydides Trap, Power Transition Theory, Interstate War, Nuclear Deterrence, Economic Liberalism, International Institutions

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Conflict and Chaos on the Korean Peninsula: Can China's Military Help Secure North Korea's Nuclear Weapons?

Oriana Skylar Mastro (2018) “Conflict and Chaos on the Korean Peninsula: Can China's Military Help Secure North Korea's Nuclear Weapons?,” International Security, DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2018.1485567.
Posted: 03 Dec 2018
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How China Ends Wars: Implications for East Asian and U.S. Security

Oriana Skylar Mastro, "How China Ends Wars: Implications for East Asian and U.S. Security," Washington Quarterly Vol 41(1): 45-60, 2018
Posted: 31 Mar 2018
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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China, Wartime Diplomacy, Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution

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Why China Won't Rescue North Korea: What to Expect If Things Fall Apart

Oriana Skylar Mastro, “Why China Won’t Rescue North Korea,” Foreign Affairs, January/February 2018: 58-67, Forthcoming.
Posted: 21 Dec 2017
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Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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China Can't Stay at Home

“China Can’t Stay Home,” The National Interest, January/February 2015: 38-45.
Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Oriana Mastro
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Chinese foreign policy, Chinese strategy