Thomas J. Christensen is the esteemed James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations and the Director of the China and the World Program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Christensen’s influential work includes The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power, which examines the strategic dilemmas posed by China’s rise.

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Lost in the Cold War by John T. Downey, Thomas J. Christensen, and Jack Lee Downey

Lost in the Cold War | The Story of Jack Downey, America’s Longest-Held POW by John T. Downey, Thomas J. Christensen, and Jack Lee Downey recounts the story of Jack Downey’s time as a prisoner in Cold War China. Downey’s lively and gripping memoir—written in secret late in life—interweaves horrors and deprivation with humor and the absurdities of captivity.