In a piece co-authored for Foreign Affairs, Tyler Jost warns that China’s looming post–Xi Jinping succession could trigger internal power struggles, destabilize the regime, and reshape the country’s foreign and domestic policies.

Tyler Jost joined the Foreign Affairs Interview podcast to discuss Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power, the risks of political succession in China, and how struggles over Xi’s legacy could shape the country’s future and global influence.

Lyle Goldstein writes in Asia Times that while China and Russia are deepening ties, Beijing has resisted a full military alliance, showing restraint to avoid a new cold war.

Lyle Goldstein told The Washington Post that China views airborne assaults as “absolutely essential” for any invasion of Taiwan and sees Russian expertise as especially valuable after studying D-Day’s reliance on such tactics.

Lyle Goldstein writes in Real Clear Defense that while a Beijing parade with Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong-un raises concern, China’s ties with Russia and North Korea remain complex.

Lyle Goldstein told Stars and Stripes that China’s electromagnetic launch of stealth fighters marks an impressive naval advance but said the true military value of carriers remains questionable given their vulnerability to submarines, missiles and drones.

Lyle Goldstein told Defense News that China and Russia’s joint submarine patrol was a small-scale show of deterrence consistent with past cooperation, but not yet evidence of a deep military alliance.

Lyle Goldstein writes in The Hill that U.S. interests would be better served by supporting a China-India rapprochement rather than viewing it as a zero-sum loss, since cooperation between the two Asian powers could ease tensions, boost trade and stabilize the global order.

Lyle Goldstein told the Washington Examiner that Trump’s pragmatic approach to China, including resisting hard-line hawks and praising Xi, reflects the costly reality of U.S.-China interdependence.

Lyle Goldstein comments for Domino Theory, "We’re talking about, if not a revolution in naval warfare, then something approximating one."

Lyle Goldstein told Business Insider that China’s risky confrontations in the South China Sea have increased over the past decade as Beijing flaunts its growing maritime and aerial power.

Lyle Goldstein and Ella Corbett write in RealClearWorld that Washington should not view Russia’s and China’s growing ties with Afghanistan as a significant threat and should instead focus on humanitarian engagement.