Peter Mattis

Biography

Peter Mattis is Editor of China Brief at The Jamestown Foundation.

Everything We Know about China's Secretive State Security Bureau

And it’s not much.

This Is How Chinese Spying Inside the U.S. Government Really Works

A federal affidavit shows how China lured and paid a suspected spy inside the State Department.

Security Fail: the Foreign Investment Process is Broken

Why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States must make improvements.

China's Old-School Spies

There’s nothing high-tech about it, but it works.

Chen Wenqing: China’s New Man for State Security

Chen is rising at a time when China's security sector is reforming and restructuring.

The Great Unraveling of U.S. Policy in the South China Sea

The only way for Washington to take the initiative is to adopt a more aggressive approach of deterrence by denial.

U.S. Policy Towards China: Imposing Costs Doesn't Mean Ending Engagement

The China policy of the United States aims to shape Beijing’s choices through persuasion and, if that fails, by deterring Chinese leaders from choosing a path that undermines the international order.

Stop Saying China Is at a Crossroads

"Pretending that Beijing’s options remain perpetually open is to ignore what Chinese leaders have and have not done for the good and ill of their country."

The Future of U.S. Intelligence: Adapting to Deal with China

The United States needs to reevaluate the way it approaches intelligence if it is to be effective in the 21st century.

The New Normal: China's Risky Intelligence Operations

"Chinese leaders may not think China and its peaceful development project face significant international consequences for its intelligence operations abroad."

Peter Mattis

Recent Posts

Everything We Know about China's Secretive State Security Bureau

This Is How Chinese Spying Inside the U.S. Government Really Works

Security Fail: the Foreign Investment Process is Broken

China's Old-School Spies

Chen Wenqing: China’s New Man for State Security

The Great Unraveling of U.S. Policy in the South China Sea

U.S. Policy Towards China: Imposing Costs Doesn't Mean Ending Engagement

Stop Saying China Is at a Crossroads

The Future of U.S. Intelligence: Adapting to Deal with China

The New Normal: China's Risky Intelligence Operations

China and Russia's Crazy Plan to Make America's Most Powerful Weapon Obsolete

RANKED: 5 Most Powerful Armies on the Planet (In 2030)

5 Weapons the U.S. Marines Would Use to Crush China or Russia in a War

The Missile That Terrorized Russia Is Getting a Super Update

Iran's Missile Defenses

Slashing Command

Bolton's Beijing High Five for Clinton

Father Knows Best . . . ?

Prelude: What to Expect in This Space

The Wildest Dream: Bombing Iran

Heavyweight Huddle on Iraq