Regional Issues

European Security | Dec. 19, 2024

It’s (Still) More Expensive to Rotate Military Forces Overseas than Base...

In mid-2020, then-President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly one-third of US forces from Germany, reportedly because of policy differences with Berlin. Given how long it would take to implement such a significant change in

South & Latin America | Dec. 18, 2024

Security Implications for the United States from Iranian and Hezbollah A...

This presentation will examine engagement with Latin America by Iran, its government agents, and surrogate groups such as Hezbollah, including terrorist finance, terrorism, and other activities and their evolution in recent years. It will address the

External Articles | Dec. 17, 2024

Making the Case for Democratic, Limited Government and Economic Liberty ...

This work is derived from an address given by the author to the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy on December 4, 2024, in Miami, Florida.In discussing the status of political and economic freedom in Latin America, my thoughts go to the

European Security | Dec. 10, 2024

Will Assad’s Defeat be Putin’s Waterloo?

The narrative of Russia’s ascendancy in 2024 is beginning to look like more fiction than fact. The Assad regime in Syria has become a casualty of Moscow’s increasingly desperate efforts in Ukraine, and its collapse is a strategic and operational blow

Publications | Dec. 5, 2024

China’s Next Step in Modernizing the People’s Liberation Army: A New Res...

The Chinese Communist Party’s massive active-duty army—the largest in the world—understates the manpower available to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) during a future protracted war. Despite the hundreds of thousands of combat troops garrisoned

Category: Regional Issues, China Landpower Studies Center, European Security, INDOPACOM (Indo-Pacific Region), South & Latin America

The United States and Colombia: Untying the Gordian Knot
March 1, 2000 — Author: AMB David PassageTwenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, the ghost of that war... MORE

The United States and Latin America: Shaping an Elusive Future
March 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Donald E Schulz The demise of the Cold War has produced not an "End of History" but a... MORE

Armed Conflict in the 21st Century: The Information Revolution and Post-Modern Warfare
March 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Steven Metz Within the past decade, the U.S. military has implemented a number of... MORE

Prevailing in a Well-Armed World: Devising Competitive Strategies Against Weapons Proliferation
March 1, 2000 — Editor: Mr Henry D Sokolski This book provides insights into the competitive strategies methodology... MORE

Future Leadership, Old Issues, New Methods
March 1, 2000 — Editor: Dr Douglas V Johnson II Each year, the Army After Next Seminar students are asked to orient... MORE

Refining American Strategy in Africa
February 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Steven Metz The author provides a broad overview of the African security environment as a... MORE

Asia-Pacific Security: China’s Conditional Multilateralism and Great Power Entente
January 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Jing-dong Yuan According to Dr. Jing-dong Yuan, China now recognizes that multilateral... MORE

The Chinese Armed Forces in the 21st Century
December 1, 1999 — Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel This book is a serious look at the armed forces of China and how they... MORE

Army Professionalism, the Military Ethic, and Officership in the 21st Century
December 1, 1999 — Authors: Major John A Nagl, COL Tony Pfaff, Dr Don M Snider The authors address what they—and many... MORE

Land Power and Dual Containment: Rethinking America’s Policy in the Gulf
November 1, 1999 — Author: Dr Stephen C Pelletiere In an attempt to regain some control of the strategic commodity,... MORE