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

“Enhancing” the Australian-U.S. Defense Relationship: A Guide to U.S. Policy
November 17, 1997 — Author: Dr Thomas-Durell Young Notwithstanding the end of U.S. basing in the Philippines, a revised... MORE

The United States and Russia into the 21st Century
October 1, 1997 — Authors: Dr Michael McFaul, Dr R Craig Nation In late April 1997, the U.S. Army War College's... MORE

Force Planning in an Era of Uncertainty: Two MRCs as a Force Sizing Framework
September 15, 1997 — Author: Prof John F Troxell Colonel John F. Troxell first asserts that there is a false dichotomy... MORE

Traditional Military Thinking and the Defensive Strategy of China
August 29, 1997 — Authors: LTG Li Jijun, Dr Earl H Tilford Jr On July 15, 1997, the U.S. Army War College hosted a... MORE

The Challenge of Haiti’s Future: Report on the Conference Sponsored by U.S. Army War College, Georgetown University, and the Inter-American Dialogue
August 22, 1997 — Authors: Dr Peter Hakim, Dr Abigail Horn, Dr Robert Maguire, Dr Max G Manwaring, Dr Donald E... MORE

Strategic Planning and the Drug Threat
August 1, 1997 — Authors: COL William W Mendel, COL Murl D Munger The primary purpose of this publication is to show... MORE

U.S. National Security: Beyond the Cold War
July 26, 1997 — Authors: AMB Robert Ellsworth, Dr Morton H Halperin, Dr David Jablonsky, Dr Lawrence Korb, Prof... MORE

Syria and the Peace: A Good Chance Missed
July 7, 1997 — Author: Dr Helena Cobban One of the more dismaying aspects of the current peace process has been the... MORE

Two Perspectives on Interventions and Humanitarian Operations
July 1, 1997 — Authors: AMB Robert B Oakley, Dr Earl H Tilford Jr, Dr David Tucker A recent symposium cosponsored... MORE

The Crisis in the Russian Economy
June 30, 1997 — Author: Dr Vitaly V Shlykov Retired Soviet Army Colonel Vitaly Shlykov presents a brutally honest... MORE