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Articles by Alison Kaufman
PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence
Download full report Background This paper examines recent writings from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in order to highlight major themes and evolution in concepts of deterrence, strategic stability, and escalation control, particularly between 2017 and 2022. PRC writings during this period display growing concern that innovations in military technology over the past several decades undermine strategic stability.
Roundtable 11-12 on Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949 | H-Diplo | ISSF
Books on Chinese military issues have traditionally been of interest to a small and inward-looking community of security-minded China-focused academics and policy analysts far from the mainstream of their disciplinary fields and professions. But with China’s growing prominence on the global stage, interest in Chinese defense and strategic matters has also become more widespread. This roundtable on M.
An American Lens on China’s Interference and Influence-Building Abroad
Last June, Australian reporters for the Four Corners program released a bombshell documentary compiling much of the known (and some previously unknown) facts about Huang Xiangmo and Chau Chak Wing’s relationships in Australian politics and in the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Understanding the Challenge from China
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) characterizes China as a “revisionist power” that is “attempting to erode American security and prosperity” and “shape a world antithetical to US values and interests.”1 The accompanying National Defense Strategy (NDS) adds that Beijing seeks “veto authority over other nations’ economic, diplomatic, and security decisions” and is modernizing its military in pursuit of “Indo-Pacific regional hegemony in the near-term and displacement...
Oregon Mozart Players’ ‘Heavenly’ offer nuanced delivery of muted Mahler symphony, and soloist Sterrenberg shows flair
Saturday evening, the Oregon Mozart Players continued their season with a program called “The Heavenly Life,” featuring soprano Rachel Sterrenberg. The concert began with a short set of Mozart vocal works: three lieder and one cantata. The three lieder were enthusiastically performed by Sterrenberg, with many facial expressions and effective gestures.
Eugene Concert Choir delivers stunning, dynamic rendition of Mozart’s Grand Mass
Sunday afternoon, the Eugene Concert Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of Diane Retallack presented Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor to an appreciative audience at the Hult Center. Like the more famous Mozart Requiem, the Grand Mass was left unfinished at Mozart’s death in 1791, with several sections either left sketched or not even begun. However, what remains is stunning music, and Eugene is fortunate to have been given the opportunity to hear what exists of this work.
Horn soloist Jeff Nelson punctuates Oregon Mozart Players’ charming ‘Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus!’
Saturday evening, the Oregon Mozart Players presented a lighthearted program of Hindemith and Mozart in Beall Concert Hall. The concert began with Franz Williams’ arrangement of Hindemith’s Tuttifäntchen. This piece is pulled from the incidental music that Hindemith wrote in 1922 for a German Christmas play about a woodcarver, his daughter and his puppet. For those familiar with Hindemith’s typical style, this piece may sound surprising.
Eugene Opera gives jaw-dropping performance of challenging ‘Eugene Onegin’
When Eugene Opera announced last year that their 2016 season would feature Tchaikovsky’s operatic version of Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin,” many expressed doubt that the small company could handle such an ambitious project. A three-hour, grand opera is a challenge. Factor in the difficulty of singing in Russian and the task seems insurmountable. Eugene Opera, however, met and surpassed all of this reviewer’s expectations at the premiere on Friday night.
A fiery season opener for Oregon Mozart Players
Saturday’s opening night concert for the Oregon Mozart Players’ season boasted the title “Playing With Fire,” and fortunately their performance did not disappoint. Kelly Kuo conducted a passionate pageant of W.A. Mozart and F.J. Haydn works that enraptured both the audience and his orchestra. The program began with an explosive performance of Haydn’s aptly nicknamed “Fire” Symphony, No. 59 in A Major.
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