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Publications | Dec. 17, 2025

Parameters | Winter 2025–26

Welcome to the Winter 2025–26 issue of Parameters, which consists of an In Focus special commentary, two forums (Indo-Pacific Deterrence and Considerations for Modern Warfare), and the new Strategic Competition Corner.

Security Implications of the China-Russia-North Korea Triangle

This article analyzes the evolving strategic dynamics within the China-Russia-North Korea triangle and their implications for global security. It argues that while the strengthened Russia–North Korea relationship poses risks for China’s global

China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint

New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Colonel Kyle Marcrum and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas on the SSI-developed China Strategic Competition Seminar. The conversation explores the origin and relevance of the seminar,

Forecasting the PRC’s Next Global Initiative

Executive Summary:• Xi Jinping could unveil a “global environmental initiative” as soon as mid-November 2025, at the COP31 summit in Brazil. This would align with previous initiatives that have been announced at international forums.• This new
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The US Army War College Quarterly, Parameters, is a refereed forum for contemporary strategy and Landpower issues. It furthers the education and professional development of senior military officers and members of government and academia concerned with national security affairs.

Parameters is indexed in, inter alia, Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, US Government Periodicals Index, LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature (UK), and PAIS Bulletin. Book reviews are indexed in Gale Group’s Book Review Index. Parameters is also available through ProQuest and UMI.

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Cover of Disputed Decisions of World War II: Decision Science and Game Theory Perspectives
Disputed Decisions of World War II: Decision Science and Game Theory Perspectives
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Cover of Men of God, Men of War: Military Chaplains as Ministers, Warriors, and Prisoners
Men of God, Men of War: Military Chaplains as Ministers, Warriors, and Prisoners
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Cover of Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson at the Nexus of Poetry, Espionage, and American Power
Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson at the Nexus of Poetry, Espionage, and American Power
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Cover of Pivotal Poland: Europe’s Rising Power
Pivotal Poland: Europe’s Rising Power
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Cover of Sir Basil Liddell Hart: Life, Thought, Legacy
Sir Basil Liddell Hart: Life, Thought, Legacy
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Cover of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
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Cover of America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
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Cover of Warfare in the Robotics Age
Warfare in the Robotics Age
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