Professor Barany Discusses China’s Military Shortcomings

December 6, 2023

Zoltan Barany, Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, appeared in The Strategist’s article by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and spoke on China’s military as tensions rise with the United States.

In the article titled “Be Alert to China’s Military Weaknesses,” Professor Barany mentioned how “when the adversary is a totalitarian state it is easier to make judgements based on quantitative assessments of counting weapons—tanks, jet fighters, and missiles—and raw manpower, rather than on the qualitative and psychological characteristics that often determine the military’s performance on the battlefield.”

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