About the Guest
Dr. Isaac B. Kardon is an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He specializes in Chinese foreign policy and writes on China’s maritime disputes, Indo-Pacific maritime security and commerce, and China-Pakistan relations. The author of the book “China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order”, he holds a PhD in Government from Cornell University and an M. Phil from Oxford in Modern Chinese Studies. He tweets @ibkardon.
Publications by the Guest
- Djibouti: China’s First Overseas Strategic Strongpoint
- Gwadar: China’s Potential Strategic Strongpoint in Pakistan
- Research & Debate—Pier Competitor: Testimony on China’s Global Ports
- China Can Say ‘No’: Analyzing China’s rejection of the South China Sea Arbitration
- China’s Maritime Rights and Interests: Organizing To Become A Maritime Power
- Forget the FONOPs — Just Fly, Sail and Operate Wherever International Law Allows
A Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC and president of Vizier Consulting, LLC, a political risk advisory firm focused on the Middle East and South Asia.
