Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs (University of Texas at Austin) and expert on domestic security and coercive institutions in China, discussing domestic political implications of the purges.
Top 5 podcasts with Sheena Chestnut Greitens
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Feb 26, 2026 • 1h 29min
Assessing the Scope and Impacts of Xi’s Military Purges
Jon Czin, a foreign policy scholar with deep China policy experience; Sheena Chestnut Greitens, an expert on coercive institutions; Taylor Fravel, a security scholar on PLA operations; John Culver, a longtime analyst of the PLA; and Brian Hart, a China studies moderator. They dissect Xi’s wide military purges, the timeline and scope of removals, effects on PLA readiness and decisionmaking, promotion tradeoffs between loyalty and competence, and implications for succession and military structure.
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Mar 15, 2024 • 37min
National Security with Chinese Characteristics: A Conversation with Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens discusses Xi Jinping's 'Comprehensive National Security concept' with over 20 components, emphasizing preventive security measures. The podcast explores China's national security system, Xi's approach to regime stability, citizen mobilization, surveillance technology, and its impact on foreign policy decisions.
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May 16, 2024 • 34min
This is Democracy – Episode 263: China’s Domestic and Foreign Policy
Sheena Chestnut Greitens, an expert on China's political landscape, discusses the complexities of US-China relations, Xi Jinping's security focus, Taiwan's future, and the evolving dynamics between the two nations. The conversation highlights the historical connections, cultural clashes, and strategic implications in the global arena.
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May 27, 2024 • 55min
Lawfare Archive: Trump Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat
Dr. Sheena Greitens and Dr. Ronald Deibert discuss Trump's bans on TikTok and WeChat, U.S.-China relations, technology competition, Xi Jinping's security theory, personal data privacy, national security concerns in corporate transactions, and the need for global cooperation in addressing Chinese technology.
Oct 9, 2023 • 55min
Lawfare Archive: Trump Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, an associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Ronald Deibert, founder of The Citizen Lab, discuss President Trump's executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat. They also cover the broader U.S.-China relationship and the role of technology competition. Topics include concerns over WeChat and TikTok, actions taken against them, analysis of sanctions under IEPA, uncertainty surrounding Tencent's activities in the U.S., and ongoing developments in Microsoft's potential acquisition of TikTok.
