Andrew Marshall, Pentagon’s Threat Expert, Dies at 97

26Mar

Andrew Marshall, Pentagon’s Threat Expert, Dies at 97

“His gift was the framing of the question, the discovery of the critical question,” said Michael Pillsbury, a China expert who advised and worked with Mr. Marshall throughout his career. “He would always pick the least studied and most strategically significant subjects.”

24Mar

Opinion | The world has been deceived by China for too long

Writes US defence analyst and China expert Michael Pillsbury in his book The Hundred-Year Marathon: “In a classic example of…turning the energy and momentum of others to your advantage, China would borrow the techniques from the West to develop (its financial sector and industry)—all with the active tutoring from institutions such as the World Bank and private firms such as Goldman Sachs.