Ryan Oliver

Ryan Oliver is an officer in the U.S. Army National Guard. His previous positions include working as a China specialist at U.S. Special Operations Command (J5 Strategy, Policy, and Plans), and at The Asia Group, a boutique consultancy in Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, the George Washington University, and the Defense Language Institute.

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The Vatican, Chinese Catholicism and the Diplomatic Isolation of Taiwan

02.26.2021 Ryan Oliver

Introduction Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, and the Vatican have begun to shift and bear significant implications for the region as...

Publication China Brief China

The Strategic Implications of Chinese UAVs: Insights from the Libyan Conflict

08.31.2020 Ryan Oliver

Introduction In recent years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a leading producer of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms for both commercial...

Publication China Brief China

The CCP Response to the Wuhan Coronavirus: A Preliminary Assessment

01.29.2020 Ryan Oliver

Editor’s Note: Our previous issue contained an initial analysis of the Chinese government’s response to the outbreak of a previously unknown coronavirus in the central...

Publication China Brief China