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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

The PLA’s Progress toward World-Class Ground Force Capabilities

This essay examines Xi Jinping’s dictum of creating a world-class military by 2049 and assesses the progress of the PLA ground forces toward achieving that notional benchmark.

Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Bonnie Glaser on China's Global Security Initiative.
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Category: Regional Issues, China Landpower Studies Center, European Security, INDOPACOM (Indo-Pacific Region), South & Latin America

PLA Conference 2022 (Webinar)
January 20, 2023
PLA 2022 Conference Video

PLA Logistics and Sustainment | PLA Conference 2022
January 20, 2023
PLA Logistics and Sustainment (PLA) Conference 2022
US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press

Countering Terrorism on Tomorrow’s Battlefield
December 2, 2022
Countering Terrorism on Tomorrow’s Battlefield: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency NATO COE-DAT Handbook 2 by Sarah J. Lohmann.

Religion and Resistance
November 1, 2022
Ukrainian Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches in Resistance Efforts in the War Against Russia

A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges
October 28, 2022
A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges (Gustavo Petro Familia)

Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia
October 28, 2022
Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia

Putin is Mobilizing. Germany and France are Unlikely to Step Up.
September 26, 2022
Russian President Putin (from Wikipedia)

European Strategies in Post-Pandemic Peer Competition: Implications for America
September 22, 2022
US and NATO Flags

Sweden and Finland are on their way to NATO membership. Here’s what needs to happen next.
August 4, 2022
Sweden and Finland are on their way to NATO membership. Here’s what needs to happen next.

Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
July 27, 2022
Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press