Jacqueline Deal co-founded AASE over a decade ago to strengthen America’s counter-strategy. She has been running the Long Term Strategy Group (LTSG) since 2006, and her work throughout her career has focused on China’s military build-up and the history and strategy of the Chinese Communist Party.
Deal is a member of the Advisory Boards of both State Armor and the Vandenberg Coalition, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and a member of the editorial board of Parameters.
Selected Appearances and Writing
Testimony
- March 2025 testimony before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee on SB1349, creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law; SB SB667, Pension divestment from listed Chinese entities; SB1585 Prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; and SB2312 Texas Advisory Committed on Geopolitical Conflict (testimony at 04:51:18)video
- February 2025 testimony before the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee on LB644, Adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act (testimony at 00:55:00)video
- February 2025 testimony before the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in favor of HB 2696, Critical Infrastructure Foreign Adversary Prohibition Act (testimony at 00:54:22)video
- October 2024 testimony before the Oklahoma House of Representatives on IS24-063, Study the Possibility of Legislation for a Research and Education Protection Act (testimony at 10:21:50 and 10:47:07)video
- March 2024 testimony before the Maryland General Assembly on HB 0885, prohibition on PRC land purchases (testimony at 00:09:08)video
- February 2024 testimony before the Maryland General Assembly on HB 0894, prohibition on procurement from the government of the People’s Republic of China (testimony at 4:13:10 and 4:22:20)video
- February 2024 testimony before the Arizona legislature on HB 2436, prohibition on state contracts with a foreign adversary, and HB 2506, state foreign agent registration (testimony at 1:56:24 and 2:20:45)video
- January 2021 testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Commission hearing on “US-China Relations at the Chinese Communist Party’s Centennial”written testimony, video
- February 2018 testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Commission hearing on “China’s Military Reforms and Modernization: Implications for the United States”written testimony
- April 2017 testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Commission hearing on “Hotspots Along China’s Maritime Periphery”written testimony, video
Events/Podcasts
- October 2024 Global Taiwan Institute Annual Symposium panel: “Global Disruption and Simultaneous Conflicts: Middle East, Ukraine, and Taiwan Strait”link
- October 2024 School of War podcast with Aaron MacLeanlink
- September 2024 National Bureau of Asian Research discussion of Mapping China’s Strategic Spacelink
- June 2024 Vandenberg Coalition podcast: “Red Shadows: Unveiling China’s Coercive Campaign for Influence in the United States”link
- July 2023 Policy Circle webinar: “The Threat of China – A Conversation with Representative Mike Gallagher & Dr. Jacqueline Deal”link
- June 2022 Project 2049 Institute book launch discussion of “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy” by Ian Eastonlink
- February 2022 Atlantic Council discussion of “America Second: How America’s elites are making China stronger” by Isaac Stone Fishlink
- September 2021 Andrew W. Marshall Foundation discussion: “Celebrating 100 Years: Andy Marshall’s Life and Legacy”link
- August 2021 Brookings Institution discussion of “The Long Game” by Rush Doshilink
- May 2020 Foreign Policy Research Institute lecture: “The End of Xi’s China Dream? Chinese Commentary on COVID-19”link
- October 2020 Johns Hopkins SAIS book launch panel: “Net Assessment and Military Strategy” by Dr. Thomas Mahnkenlink
- April 2019 Reagan Foundation Conversations with Great Communicators (Senator Marco Rubio)link
- April 2017 Foreign Policy Research Institute lecture: “China and Shifting Dynamics in East Asia”link
- February 2016 Foreign Policy Research Institute lecture: “Competing with China Over the Long Haul”link
- October 2015 Hudson Institute panel: “China’s Asia Strategy and the Next U.S. President”link
Articles
- December 2024, The Hill: “Trump, Congress must fix the national emergency that Biden declared”link
- August 2024, American Affairs Journal: “Competing Against Ourselves: How U.S. Policy Strengthens China”link
- October 2023, Future of Conservative Internationalism, Volume IV (Reagan Institute Strategy Group): “Why We Are Losing and How to Start Winning: Visions of Victory Over the Chinese Communist Party”link
- September 2023, Foreign Policy: “China Prefers Guns to Butter”link
- December 2022, Andrew W. Marshall Foundation: “CCP Weapons of Mass Persuasion”link
- July 2022, Future of Conservative Internationalism, Volume III (Reagan Institute Strategy Group): response to “Balance in the Indo-Pacific: Defining the U.S. Approach” by Alex Wonglink
- July 2021, Future of Conservative Internationalism, Volume II (Reagan Institute Strategy Group): response to “The View From Beijing: What are China’s Ambitions and Strategies?” by Matt Pottingerlink
- May 2021, Politico (China Watcher): “China could soon outgun the U.S.”link
- August 2020, US Army War College Quarterly (Parameters): “Disintegrating the Enemy: The PLA’s Info-Messaging”link
- July 2020, ThePrint: “China crisis has given Modi the opportunity to do for India what Lincoln, FDR did for the US” with Dr. Stephen Rosen and Dr. Shivaji Sondhilink
- May 2020, Japan Forward: “Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict”link
- May 2020, The American Interest: “Xi’s Precarious Bargain”link
- April 2020, The American Interest: “A Chastened China Girds for Conflict”link
- May 2019, Ronald Reagan Institute Essay Series on Presidential Principles and Beliefs: “The Fudan Fulcrum”link
- September 2017, ChinaFile: “Bannon Says the U.S. Is at ‘Economic War with China.’ Is He Right?”link
- June 2016, US Army War College Quarterly (Parameters): “Prospects for Peace: The View From Beijing”link
- July 2015, National Review: “How the U.S. Should Respond to the Latest Chinese Hack”link
- July 2015, National Review: “Hacking OPM”link
Books
- October 2024 chapter for IMAGINE: Winning the New Cold War, edited by Phil Berardelli: “A Long-Overdue First Step”link
- May 2020 chapter for Remembering Andy Marshall: Essays by his Friends: “Mr. Marshall as a People Person”link
- September 2019 chapter for China’s Changing Family Structure: Dimensions and Implications: “China’s Demographic Trends: How Will They Matter?” with Dr. Michael Szonyilink