CWP alum Isaac Kardon on the 'China in the World' Podcast

Amid renewed tensions in the South China Sea, Paul Haenle speaks with Dr. Isaac Kardon, Senior Fellow in the Carnegie Endowment’s Asia Program, about his new book, China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order. The two discuss Kardon’s book, China’s approach to international maritime law, Beijing’s expanding port presence around the globe, the China-Philippines maritime standoff, and more.

Isaac Kardon is a Senior Fellow in the Carnegie Endowment’s Asia Program. Isaac was formerly assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute, where he researched China’s maritime affairs, and taught naval officers and national security professionals about PRC foreign and security policy. Isaac’s scholarship has centered on China’s development of maritime power, with research on China’s maritime disputes and law of the sea issues, global port development, and PLA overseas basing. His new book, China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order (Yale, 2023), can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Law-Sea-Rules-Maritime/dp/0300256477.

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Isaac B. Kardon, Ph.D. (孔适海博士) is senior fellow for China studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was formerly assistant professor at the United States Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute. He is an international security scholar, specializing in Chinese foreign policy and maritime strategy.

Dr. Kardon’s work has been published in International Security, Security Studies, Foreign Affairs, and the Naval War College Review, delivered as congressional testimony, and briefed across the joint force and interagency. His first book, China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order is forthcoming from Yale University Press.

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