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Alliances, Asia, China, Civil-military relations, Defense budgeting, Grand strategy, Great power competition, Middle East, NATO, Russia, and Western Hemisphere

Peter Harris

Non-Resident Fellow

Peter Harris is a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities and an associate professor of political science at Colorado State University.

Harris’ teaching and research focuses on international security and U.S. foreign policy. He received his PhD in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a graduate fellow of the Clements Center for National Security. His work has appeared in journals including Asian Security, Chinese Journal of International Politics, International Affairs, Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, and Political Science Quarterly.

op-edGlobal posture, Balance of power, Burden sharing, Deterrence, Grand strategy

America is built for war and is unfit for peace

By Peter Harris

September 30, 2024

Outside of its own borders, the United States has around 200,000 troops deployed across the world, and maintains nearly 800 military bases, […]

op-edChina, Asia, Taiwan

US clarity with China is a dangerous mistake

By Peter Harris

September 17, 2024

op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, Grand strategy, NATO

America is a beached superpower — Europe should not rely on it for security

By Peter Harris

August 30, 2024

More from Peter Harris

op-edGlobal posture, Balance of power, Burden sharing, Deterrence, Grand strategy

America is built for war and is unfit for peace

By Peter Harris

September 30, 2024

op-edChina, Asia, Taiwan

US clarity with China is a dangerous mistake

By Peter Harris

September 17, 2024

op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, Grand strategy, NATO

America is a beached superpower — Europe should not rely on it for security

By Peter Harris

August 30, 2024

op-edUkraine‑Russia

Two cheers for Biden’s Ukraine policy

By Peter Harris

June 3, 2024

op-edChina, Asia, Taiwan

Understanding the deterrence gap in the Taiwan strait

By Peter Harris

February 12, 2024

op-edUkraine, Europe and Eurasia, Russia

Ukraine aid benefits arms industry, not US economy

By Peter Harris

January 17, 2024

Peter Harris Past Virtual Events

virtualAsia, Basing and force posture, Burden sharing, China, Grand strategy

Past Virtual Event: Rethinking U.S. strategy in East Asia: do more bases mean more deterrence?

Past Event: January 24, 2024