The Asia Chessboard: Authoritarian Leadership and Strategic Competition

Mike Green is joined by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss how regime survival concerns among the Indo-Pacific’s authoritarian powers shape their foreign relations and the region’s strategic competition.

They explore the agency of authoritarian leaders influences grand strategy, the role of domestic political considerations in foreign policy, and how the United States and its allies can prevent their deterrence efforts from being leveraged by authoritarian regimes to advance their narratives at home and abroad.

Sources: CSIS (YouTube)