Michael Auslin

Michael Auslin is a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the author of Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific.

Articles by Michael Auslin
Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble in Tiananmen Square, Beijng, on April 1, 1989.
Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble in Tiananmen Square, Beijng, on April 1, 1989.

America’s Goal Should Be a Democratic China
Argument
Liza Tobin, Michael Auslin
A U.S. submarine and aircraft carrier join South Korean and Japanese warships during naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 30.
A U.S. submarine and aircraft carrier join South Korean and Japanese warships during naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 30.

Why Japan Should Join AUKUS
Argument
Michael Auslin
Students at a Brooklyn, New York, school take part in a duck and cover drill in preparation for a nuclear attack in 1962.
Students at a Brooklyn, New York, school take part in a duck and cover drill in preparation for a nuclear attack in 1962.

The Dangers of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’
Analysis
Michael Auslin
Mushroom cloud from operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Nevada in 1953
Mushroom cloud from operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Nevada in 1953

Learning to Think Nuclearly Again
Analysis
Michael Auslin
People watch from the shore as the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier leaves Portsmouth Naval Base in southeastern England on May 1.
People watch from the shore as the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier leaves Portsmouth Naval Base in southeastern England on May 1.

Britain Dispatches HMS Queen Elizabeth to Confront China
Argument
Michael Auslin
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for photographs before a Quad Indo-Pacific meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2020.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for photographs before a Quad Indo-Pacific meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2020.

Getting the Quad Right Is Biden’s Most Important Job
Argument
James Mattis, Michael Auslin, Joseph Felter
People pass by as Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is displayed on a giant television screen during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28.
People pass by as Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is displayed on a giant television screen during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28.

The Abe Era Ends, Cheering China, Concerning Washington
Argument
Michael Auslin
Cardboard figures of U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wearing a face mask stand in front of a souvenir shop in Moscow on June 3.
Cardboard figures of U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wearing a face mask stand in front of a souvenir shop in Moscow on June 3.

Trump’s New Realism in China
Argument
Michael Auslin
In Seoul, a South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China, on March 28, 2018.
In Seoul, a South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China, on March 28, 2018.

With Kim Jong Un Mysteriously Gone, China Is Likely to Make a Power Move
Argument
Michael Auslin
Chinese flags are displayed in Chaoyang Park in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2006.
Chinese flags are displayed in Chaoyang Park in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2006.

The Asian Century Is Over
Argument
Michael Auslin
A Chinese paramilitary officer stands near Tiananmen Square during the Communist Party’s 19th Congress in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2017.
A Chinese paramilitary officer stands near Tiananmen Square during the Communist Party’s 19th Congress in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2017.

China’s Complacent Generation
Argument
Michael Auslin
People play drums during a ceremony to celebrate the accession to the throne of the new emperor in Tokyo on May 1.
People play drums during a ceremony to celebrate the accession to the throne of the new emperor in Tokyo on May 1.

The Ancient Rites of the World’s First Postmodern Society
Argument
Michael Auslin
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping delivers remarks at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping delivers remarks at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

China Won’t Run From a Fight With Trump
Argument
Michael Auslin
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GettyImages-484709140

Kim Jong Untrustworthy
Argument
Michael Auslin
Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images
Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images

Abe Is Not Trying to Build a New Empire
Argument
Michael Auslin
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