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Alex Stone

Analyst, BluePath Labs

Alex Stone is an analyst with BluePath Labs, a DC-based consulting company that focuses on research, analysis, disruptive technologies, and wargaming. In June 2020, Alex and BluePath Labs analyst Peter Wood published "China’s Military Civil Fusion Strategy: A View from Chinese Strategists" with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, examining the strategy’s full ambition and scope.
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How China Is Planning For a Tech Decoupling

PLA strategists are already working on counters to anticipated U.S. moves.

  • Alex Stone and Peter W. Singer
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China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy: What to Expect in the Next Five Years

Even as the term has all but disappeared from official documents, its tenets are being strengthened and extended.

  • Alex Stone and Peter W. Singer
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How China Is Working to Quarantine the Truth About the Coronavirus

The authoritarian playbook — censor, distract, lie — is on full display.

  • Peter W. Singer, Peter Wood and Alex Stone
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As Coronavirus Spreads, China’s Military Is Largely MIA

The PLA’s anemic participation is odd given its past performance, planning, and pronouncements.

  • Peter W. Singer, Peter Wood and Alex Stone