Can China’s Invasion of Taiwan be Prevented?

2022-08-22

Most people believe it’s not a question of if China will invade Taiwan, but “when”. So can this be prevented? Host Joe Craig sits down with Elbridge Colby to discuss his 2021 book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, as well as how a possible war might play out, how the Chinese forces could be neutralized before that happens, and what allies could surprisingly play the biggest roles. · Guest: Elbridge Colby, author of Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict · Host: Joe Craig Resources: Yale University Press:

Most people believe it’s not a question of if China will invade Taiwan, but “when”. So can this be prevented? Host Joe Craig sits down with Elbridge Colby to discuss his 2021 book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, as well as how a possible war might play out, how the Chinese forces could be neutralized before that happens, and what allies could surprisingly play the biggest roles.

· Guest: Elbridge Colby, author of Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict

· Host: Joe Craig

Resources:

Yale University Press:

Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict

Credits

Opening Dramatization:

Narrator: Carrie Varouhakis

Script: Anthony Del Col

Sound Design: Andy Bosnak

Book:

Colby, Elbridge A. Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2022.