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Isaac B. Kardon
@IBKardon
China (maritime) security scholar @CarnegieEndow & adjunct professor @SAISHopkins. Book: yalebooks.yale.edu/9780300256475/…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    Jul 5, 2025
    China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order
    China’s Law of the Sea
    From yalebooks.yale.edu
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    May 12, 2022
    New ⁦@Journal_IS⁩ piece with ⁦@wendyleutert⁩ analyzes PRC firms’ ports overseas. We observe that the PLA (especially navy) has already made extensive use of this network to project power at a global scale. (1/4) direct.mit.edu/isec/article/4…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    Feb 4, 2023
    First public book talk on “China’s Law of the Sea” at Columbia @CWPColumbia on Feb 20 4:30pm ET— register here for the live webcast: cwp.sipa.columbia.edu/events/china%E…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Delighted to share my latest in @SecStudies_Jrnl: China’s Global Maritime Access: Alternatives to Overseas Military Bases in the Twenty-First Century. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Quick summary in thread below👇
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    China’s Global Maritime Access: Alternatives to Overseas Military Bases in the Twenty-First Century
    From tandfonline.com
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    Jan 2, 2023
    Thank you, Evan! I’m honored to join the @CarnegieEndow and your stellar Asia team. I’m also excited to build on wonderful experiences with @NavalWarCollege and further develop my research agenda on China’s maritime affairs into the wider global commons
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    Evan A. Feigenbaum
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    Jan 2, 2023
    1: I’m delighted to welcome the stellar @IBKardon to our team at @CarnegieEndow as Senior Fellow for China Studies. Isaac starts at #CarnegieAsia this week and will help drive our fantastic, multifaceted, and fast-growing stream of work on China's foreign and security policies.
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    Jun 10, 2023
    Thank you @peter_dutton for penning this challenging essay on my book bit.ly/3ClMCPn. Couldn't ask for a stronger review! China Is Rewriting the Law of the Sea - Washington missed the boat to shape the global maritime order. Beijing is stepping in.foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/10/chi…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
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    Sep 7, 2022
    Honored to have our piece selected for @perryworldhouse Emerging Scholars Policy Prize and publication in @ForeignAffairs. Thanks!
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    Perry World House
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    Sep 7, 2022
    We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Emerging Scholars Policy Prize with @ForeignAffairs: @williamandmary's @sh_grewal and co-authors Isaac B. Kardon and @wendyleutert, of @NavalWarCollege and @IUBloomington, respectively. global.upenn.edu/perryworldhous…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    May 3, 2022
    Thanks to @RollandNadege and our top-notch co-conspirators studying all angles of China’s critical infrastructure strategy in Africa nbr.org/publication/ch… @NBRnews
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    May 11, 2023
    Thrilled to be featured in this fascinating @WSJ video essay on strategic competition in maritime transportation. The piece and map draw from work @wendyleutert and I have been doing on the PRC as a “pier competitor” in global ports @CarnegieEndow @CarnegieChina @CarnegieSAsia
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    Bruno Maçães
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    May 11, 2023
    wsj.com/video/series/w…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    Oct 21, 2022
    Thank you @WSJ and @sharontyshi for featuring me and my work with @wendyleutert in this great video story on US-China competition for overseas military bases:
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    Apr 21, 2023
    The proposed Chinese space-port in Djibouti is a fascinating but under-exposed development with major implications for space law and emerging norms. Strong piece by @47stein: foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/chi… cc @peter_dutton
    China’s Space Dream Is a Legal Nightmare
    From foreignpolicy.com
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    Nov 9, 2023
    Brilliant review of my book by The Economist’s Beijing chief @DSORennie, who captures its essential arguments in far better prose — and perfectly nests it all in a Guys & Dolls metaphor! “Chuffed” to reach such a wide and sophisticated readership @TheEconomist
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    David Rennie
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    Nov 9, 2023
    I wrote about the S China Sea and what it says about China’s approach to international law. Also managed to get “Guys and Dolls” into a Chaguan column. With thanks to an excellent new book by @IBKardon on “China’s Law of the Sea” economist.com/china/2023/11/…
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    Feb 8, 2024
    Thrilled to be on NPR (!!!) @MorningEdition, commenting on China’s position on turmoil in Red Sea and wider Mideast. Terrific story by @jackienortham and nice contributions from @neilthomas123 on air.
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    Isaac B. Kardon
    @IBKardon
    May 12, 2023
    China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order
    From carnegieendowment.org
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