Eyck Freymann

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  The Dangerous Decade: Can America Deter a War with China?

  August 31, 2026 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  America's AI lead could determine whether it can deter a war with China. Hoover Fellow Eyck Freymann joins Factual Foundations of Policy with Michael Boskin to explain why the technologies transforming the economy will also transform the battlefield. Freymann and Boskin examine the military balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, America's strained defense industrial base, and the growing importance of drones, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, and space systems. They also consider how in the coming decade the United States can work more closely with allies and the private sector in d…

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  How to Defend Taiwan and Prevent War with China | Eyck Freymann

  August 18, 2026 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  Preventing a conflict over Taiwan requires more than US military strength. The United States and its allies must coordinate their political, military, and economic power to deter China and preserve peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Learn more from Eyck Freymann: Read "Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China" by Eyck Freymann here: https://www.hoover.org/research/defen... Watch "Niall Ferguson And Eyck Freymann Discuss Defending Taiwan" here:    • Niall Ferguson And Eyck Freymann Discuss D...   Read "What Should the US and Its Allies Treat as “Critical”?" by Eyck Freyma…

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  Niall Ferguson And Eyck Freymann Discuss Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China

  May 06, 2026 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  Taiwan is where the uneasy peace between the United States and China will be tested--and possibly broken. Beijing believes that "reunification" is inevitable. American military strength has preserved peace and stability for decades, but its advantages are eroding. Beijing has found critical gaps in U.S. strategy and is working to squeeze, isolate, and coerce Taiwan into submission without firing a shot. If deterrence fails, the consequences of a Taiwan crisis would be catastrophic--plunging the global economy into chaos, shattering U.S. alliances, and allowing China to dominate the region and…

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  Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China | Hoover Institution

  April 28, 2026 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  The Hoover Institution hosts Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War With China on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 from 5:00-6:30 pm PT.  The book launch began with a welcome reception, followed by a conversation with Eyck Freymann, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). __________ The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University. © 2026 by th…

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  China Steps In as Trump’s Ceasefire UNRAVELS | China Decode

  April 14, 2026 · 📺 The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway

  What began as a fragile ceasefire has turned into a U.S.-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — and China is moving to capitalize. As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, Beijing is quietly positioning itself as a global power broker — nudging diplomacy while sidestepping responsibility. At the same time, Donald Trump is firing back with tariff threats, linking instability in the Middle East directly to U.S.–China tensions. Alice and James discuss whether or not the Chinese government is providing military aid to Iran, and explore why that’s such a fraught question. Plus — how China…

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  Even as America Fights Iran, It’s Not Ready for China—with Eyck Freymann

  March 31, 2026 · 📺 School of War Podcast and The Free Press

  Eyck Freymann, Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and author of Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China, joins the show to explain the complexities of deterrence against China, the strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific, and the implications of the wars in Ukraine and Iran for Taiwan. We break down China’s plausible gray-zone tactics like quarantine and coercive mobilization, and how these tools, if unchecked, could lead to a total economic or military break. Where are the vulnerabilities in the U.S. defense industrial base, in naval and trade logistics, and in missile magaz…

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  Building an Allied Stockpile for Critical Minerals | Hoover History Lab | Eyck Freymann

  December 17, 2025 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  China’s control of critical minerals has become a geopolitical pressure point capable of stalling entire industries overnight. The path to economic security begins with breaking that leverage before the next shock hits. For more information, read "A Multilateral Commercial Stockpile for Critical Minerals" by Eyck Freymann here: https://www.hoover.org/research/multi... ABOUT THE HOOVER HISTORY LAB & POLICY IN BRIEF The Hoover History Lab is not a traditional academic department but instead functions as a hub for research, teaching, and convening—in person and online, in the classroom and in…

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  Dr. Eyck Freymann, Leading Expert on U.S.-China Competition Speaks at Hoover Institution Conference

  July 22, 2025 · 📺 Worldwide Speakers Group

  In this powerful clip, Dr. Eyck Freymann—a Hoover Fellow at Stanford and one of America's foremost experts on U.S.-China strategic competition—offers a sobering analysis of the growing rift between the United States and China. Drawing historical parallels to 1914, Dr. Freymann unpacks the economic, technological, and military dimensions of this unfolding geopolitical challenge. A compelling speaker with unmatched fluency in Chinese-language sources and CCP strategic thinking, Dr. Freymann helps global audiences connect complex foreign policy dynamics to real-world business, security, and inve…

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  Rethinking Economic Statecraft for a Taiwan Crisis | Hoover Institution

  August 13, 2024 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  Thursday, July 25, 2024 Hoover Institution | Stanford University Hoover fellow Eyck Freymann and Cambridge University’s Hugo Bromley join Hoover distinguished research fellow Glenn Tiffert for a conversation about an economic contingency plan for a Taiwan crisis, based on their new report, "On Day One: An Economic Contingency for a Taiwan Crisis": https://www.hoover.org/research/day-one FEATURING Eyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a nonresident research fellow at the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College. He is the au…

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  On Day One: An Economic Contingency Plan For A Taiwan Crisis | Hoover Institution

  July 31, 2024 · 📺 Hoover Institution

  Thursday, July 25, 2024 Hoover Institution in DC. ​ The China's Global Sharp Power Project at the Hoover Institution held the launch of On Day One: An Economic Contingency Plan for a Taiwan Crisis on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 PM ET. This event is based on a new report, titled "On Day One: An Economic Contingency for a Taiwan Crisis": https://www.hoover.org/research/day-one FEATURING Dr. Hugo Bromley is a research associate at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge and an affiliated research associate at Robinson College, Cambridge. He is a historian of British manufacturing a…

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