Regional Issues

Publications | Jan. 8, 2025

Assessing the Effectiveness of US Army Campaigning in the Indo-Pacific

Applying the military instrument of power is essential to deterrence and assurance in the Indo-Pacific. This essay explores the underappreciated application of Landpower in this critical region and assesses the effects of a few activities that assure

European Security | Jan. 2, 2025

8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2025: A Plausibly Deniable R...

The sabotage of undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea by the cargo ship Yi Peng 3 is only the latest in a series of asymmetric attacks against Western interests and infrastructure that appear to be connected in one way or another to

External Articles | Dec. 27, 2024

2025: Possibilities for the Year to Come

2025 is likely to be a transformative year for Latin America and the Caribbean, and its relationships with the United States, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and other actors. Although it is impossible to predict with certainty the complex

External Articles | Dec. 24, 2024

Ecuador’s Evolving Engagement with the PRC

Under the current Ecuadorian government of Daniel Noboa, major infrastructure, financial, and security cooperation with China has been restrained, but political expediency may change that.In September 2024, Ecuadorian Economy Minister Juan Carlos

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

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

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces: What Dangers to Northeast Asia?
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Thomas L Wilborn Dr. Thomas Wilborn examines Japan's defense policy and the capabilities... MORE

National Interest: From Abstraction to Strategy
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Michael G Roskin Because the national interest is the foundation for both the National... MORE

The Owl of Minerva Flies at Twilight: Doctrinal Change and Continuity and the Revolution in Military Affairs
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr David Jablonsky Revolutions in military affairs have never been strictly military... MORE

America in the Third World: Strategic Alternatives and Military Implications
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Steven Metz The author examines the problems of the Third World and the debates that... MORE

Environmental Security: A DoD Partnership for Peace
April 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Kent Hughes Butts International environmental issues can lead to instability and conflict... MORE

World View: The 1994 Strategic Assessment from the Strategic Studies Institute
April 1, 1994 — Authors: Dr Steven Metz, Dr Earl H Tilford Jr Every year the analysts at the Strategic Studies... MORE

Shari’a Law, Cult Violence and System Change in Egypt: The Dilemma Facing President Mubarak
April 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Stephen C Pelletiere Egypt is one of the more economically deprived countries in the... MORE

Ethnic Conflict: Implications for the Army of the Future
March 1, 1994 — Authors: Dr Gary L Guertner, Maj Gen William A Stofft Ethnic conflict is an ascendant phenomenon... MORE

Reconciling the irreconcilable: The Troubled Outlook for U.S. Policy toward Haiti
March 1, 1994 — Authors: Dr Gabriel Marcella, Dr Donald E Schulz Few foreign policy issues have been more... MORE

Meeting the Challenges of Regional Security
February 1, 1994 — Author: Honorable Leonard Sullivan The Honorable Leonard Sullivan, a former Assistant Secretary of... MORE