Derek Grossman is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as a senior defense analyst at RAND and as the daily intelligence briefer to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Opinion
Strategic ambiguity on Taiwan, Trump-style
President's silence on Taiwan in Xi meeting is in keeping with calculated vagueness
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk on the sidelines of the APEC summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
Read Next
Latest on Opinion
