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Tip of the Spear: The US Coast Guard Versus China’s Navy

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Tip of the Spear: The US Coast Guard Versus China’s Navy
Crew members look out from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Rush" before the start of a rescue exercise on Dec. 6, 2000. The U.S. Coast Guard, the Chinese PLA and Hong Kong Government Flying Services took part in the annual Search and Rescue Exercise, SAREX 2000. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is punching way above its weight. At about 40,000 sailors compared with the 340,000 of the U.S. Navy (USN), the USCG is simultaneously up against the Chinese and Russian navies.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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