季風人文講壇第91期：Zack Cooper

Tides of Fortune: Implications for U.S.–China Military Competition

with Zack Cooper

December 18, 2025｜In English

Over the past twenty years, China has transformed the PLA into a global power-projection force, while the U.S. has pursued a more agile and flexible military. Drawing on a decade of research and his experience in the White House and Pentagon, Zack Cooper explains how rising and declining powers adapt their militaries — and what history suggests about the future of U.S.–China competition.

About the Speaker 

Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on U.S. strategy in Asia and U.S.–China competition. He teaches at Princeton University, chairs the board of the Open Technology Fund, and co-hosts the Net Assessment podcast. He previously served as a senior fellow for Asian security at CSIS.