Brandon Yoder is a Senior Lecturer at Australian National University. His work addresses theories of international conflict and US-China relations, and has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, World Politics, Foreign Affairs and other outlets. He is the editor of The United States and Contemporary China-Russia Relations: Theoretical Insights and Implications (2022), and author of the forthcoming article in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, “Will There Be War Over Taiwan? Structural Stability and Policy Pitfalls in Cross-Strait Relations.”