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DR. BRADLEY THAYER

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Embracing Communist China

America’s Greatest Strategic Failure

For decades, the United States has underestimated the threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In doing so, it has left our country vulnerable to their devious plans—a profound, strategic miscalculation. As a result of this carelessness, the United States is at risk of losing its dominant position in global politics.

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Understanding the China Threat

This book examines the contours of the Sino-American confrontation and its future trajectories. It delineates the two major causes of the friction in Sino-American relations—change in the balance of power in China’s favor and the conf licting ideologies of the two states—and emphasizes why it is imperative for the U.S. to hold on to its ideological principles.

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America vs. Communism

Bradley A. Thayer examines the growing ideological divide in the United States, arguing that a renewed commitment to American identity and Western principles is essential to counter the influence of communism at home and abroad.

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Bradley A. Thayer, author and American Freedom Alliance Fellow, discusses the growing influence of communism in the United States.

Americans Must Wake Up to Encroaching Communism

Bradley A. Thayer warns of communism’s growing influence in American politics and culture, arguing that a renewed commitment to American identity and Western values is essential to confronting the ideological threat.

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Why Taiwan matters for Americans

An analysis of why Taiwan’s security matters to the United States, examining China’s growing pressure on the island and the strategic consequences for American national security.

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Dr. Bradley A. Thayer with A.J. Rice discussing the Cold War, China and communism on Dangerous Laughter.
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September 23, 2026
Dangerous Laughter

Did the Cold War Ever End? China, Communism & America

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September 17, 2026
War Room

Live Book Event with Dr. Bradley Thayer and Stephen K. Bannon

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September 10, 2026
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America’s 100 Years’ War: How to Win Against Communism — Available Now

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about dr. bradley thayer

Scholar, Author, and Commentator

Dr. Bradley A. Thayer is a Fellow at the American Freedom Alliance and a Founding Member of the Committee on Present Danger China. He has worked in government, and as an academic. He has had Fellowships at Harvard University and at the University of Oxford.

Thayer is a widely published author and commentator on a broad range of topics, including the existential threat to the United States from Chinese Communist Party, United States national security policy, and American politics.

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National Security
International Relations
China and the CCP
American Foreign Policy
Strategic Affaris
Political Thought
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