Andrew S. Erickson is Assistant Professor in the Strategic Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College and a founding member of the department's China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI). He has published widely on East Asian defense, foreign policy, and technology issues and is a Fellow in the National Committee on U.S.-China. Lyle J. Goldstein is an associate professor of strategic studies and the founding director of the U.S. Navy's China Maritime Studies Institute. Carnes Lord is a professor of naval and military strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and editor of the Naval War College Press.