Tweets on Asian security. Senior Fellow @AEI. Lecturer @PrincetonSPIA. Board Chair @OpenTech. Wrangler of children. Former Pentagon and White House staffer.
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“Cooper, visiting NZ to deliver a lecture at Victoria University of Wellington’s Centre for Strategic Studies, says we are “in a pretty good place” compared with most of America’s friends in the region, partly due to our ability to fly under the radar.”
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If you're interested in Asia policy, then Noah Burke and I have gone through and compared what is in the House and Senate NDAAs to get a sense of what might be included in the final bill. Take a look here:
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Thought-provoking latest Net Assessment podcast from @profmarlowe @RealChrisPreble @ZackCooper on the potential impact of AI. Worth also reading the recent blog by @kpd_musing on scenarios and predictions for the scale of such disruption.
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This week on Net Assessment we had a discussion I've wanted to have for a while about the future of think tanks and the impact of AI on our work. Take a listen!
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Watch @asiapolicy’s timely discussion on the Quad and regional dynamics in a changing Indo-Pacific, featuring @kenj0126, @ZackCooper, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, @faamer, & Emma Chanlett-Avery.
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Join us tomorrow in New York for what should be a great discussion @AsiaSocietyNY!
Tuesday at 9 AM, assess the future of the Quad and the regional dynamics of a changing Indo-Pacific with @kenj0126, @ThitinanP, @ZackCooper, @faamer, and Emma Chanlett-Avery. asiasociety.org/policy-insti…
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Deeply honored to be the Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Professor in Strategic Studies for 2026 at @CSS_VUW. Many thanks to @davidcapie for the generous invitation.
I’m looking forward to seeing many friends in New Zealand and discussing US-NZ relations in a few weeks!
I am delighted to announce that the @CSS_VUW Centre for Strategic Studies Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Prof in Strategic Studies for 2026 is @ZackCooper from the American Enterprise Institute. His lecture will explore what American foreign policy might look like after Trump.
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I was underwhelmed when it looked like the big deliverable both sides actually announced at this Trump-Xi summit was the lease of two pandas…
But it never occurred to me that an American president might offer to sell American weapons to China. 🤬
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Comment from @ZackCooper 👇
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wants to buy US weapons.
US ambassador to China David Perdue made the claim on Fox News today. He did not make clear if Trump asked this week, or on another occasion such as at the May summit.
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Zack Cooper retweeted
What is the future of U.S.-China relations? Will tensions boil over, or can the world's two biggest economies learn to work together? @jessicacweiss and @ZackCooper go head-to-head on the latest episode of Counterpoint, a podcast from FP in partnership with @DohaForum: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Just in time for Xi's visit, @ForeignPolicy asked @jessicacweiss and me to debate whether we can build stable US-China ties.
Unfortunately, I don't see any signs that we are addressing the fundamental structural problems in the relationship.
Listen here: foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/c…
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We’re going to hear a lot about “constructive strategic stability” the next few days.
I argue here that the current US approach to China is neither constructive nor strategic. Any short-term stability will come at the expense of long-term security.
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Zack Cooper retweeted
Five years of AUKUS. Two experts taking stock.
@USSC's @defenceprof and @AEI’s @ZackCooper make their assessment on the partnership's progress — and why Australia, the UK and the US remain invested.
Listen ↓
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Zack Cooper retweeted
When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing in May 2026, the two leaders agreed to establish a relationship of “constructive strategic stability.”
Unfortunately, the new strategy is neither constructive nor stable. Check out @ZackCooper's full article: aei.org/commentary/a-false-s…
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Zack Cooper retweeted
.@ZackCooper tells @AsiaLens, “The administration is walking more softly in Asia, but they seem to have forgotten to bring along their big stick." ft.com/content/1d713822-e68f…
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Zack Cooper retweeted
Fractured world order, or a world reordering itself? This discussion examined the geopolitics of the changing world order what it means for nations navigating and realigning under the pressures of a world in flux
The panel consisted of Aparna Ray, @ashajadeja , Joe Wang, Jason Isaacson, @ZackCooper and @d_jaishankar
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#IndiaUSForum #IndiaUSrelations #MultipolarWorld
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Zack Cooper retweeted
NEW REPORT examines extended #deterrence in the Indo-Pacific from the perspectives of leading experts in South Korea, Japan, and Australia. Essays by Zack Cooper (@ZackCooper), Bee Yun Jo (@bjo1987), Satoru Mori, and Lavina Lee: nbr.org/publication/extended…
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"Washington's Asian Allies Need a Backup Plan" - from @MiraRappHooper and me in @ForeignPolicy:
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POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, SIGNIFYING NOTHING.
That's my Trump-Xi take... Few deals. No breakthroughs. But thankfully no US concessions on Taiwan or tech.
Hard to call this summit a success, since it didn't really address any US-China structural problems. Yet not a disaster either.
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Big thank you to Sal @mercoglianos for hosting this discussion with @johnkonrad on the (now nuclear!) battleship.
I think we'd be better off building subs and smaller ships given the battleship's cost and complexity. But we had a good time, so listen and decide for yourselves:
The Great Battleship Debate | John Konrad of gCaptain and Zach Cooper of AEI
1⃣ Pros and Cons of the New Battleship
2⃣How would the Battleship Fit into the Force Structure?
3⃣Is the Battleship the next Revolution in Naval Affairs?
4⃣Does the Red Sea, Black Sea or Strait of Hormuz need a Battleship?
5⃣Can we even build a Battleship?
Video: piped.video/cpgEAef91zM
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