1、June 2022 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A.Cleared for Public Release CCP-2022-U-032867-Final Copyright CNA 2022 3003 Washington Boulevard,Arlington,VA 22201|703-824-2000|a.org Countering Chinese and Russian Alliance Wedge Strategies Rapporteur:Elizabeth S.Lee On June 3,2022,CNAs National Security Seminar S
2、eries hosted a virtual panel discussion to introduce a new CNA report,Countering Chinese and Russian Alliance Wedge Strategies,which examines Chinas and Russias efforts to weaken US alliances.The event featured Dr.Timothy W.Crawford,a leading scholar on wedge strategies and author of the recent publ
3、ications Power to Divide:Wedge Strategies in Great Power Competition and Arms Control as Wedge Strategy:How Arms Limitation Deals Divide Alliances,and the CNA analysts who authored the new report:Dr.David Wallsh,Dr.Andrew Taffer,and Dr.Dmitry Gorenburg.This report summarizes highlights from the even
4、t.How to think about wedge strategy Dr.Crawford began the discussion by defining key concepts in the international relations literature,including wedge strategy,alignment,wedge effect,and blowback.Two main types of wedge strategies are accommodative or reward-based(splitting the adversaries with car
