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Slide for Planning for Protracted Conflict with China: Five Questions to Ask
China Landpower Studies Center
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June 26, 2025
Planning for Protracted Conflict With China: Five Questions to Ask
Where and how a conflict starts will affect the kind of war it will be.
Slide for Assessing the PLA’s Strengths and Weaknesses for Achieving the PRC’s Goals
China Landpower Studies Center
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June 3, 2025
Assessing the PLA’s Strengths and Weaknesses for Achieving the PRC’s Goals
This chapter examines the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) within the context of its modernization process and argues that the persistence of shortcomings may undercut the confidence senior leaders would prefer
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China Landpower Studies Center
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May 20, 2025
China Landpower Studies Center Newsletter II
In our second newsletter, we will share the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC) team’s latest analysis and insights on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Ecuador’s Incoming Government Faces Difficult Choices Regarding China | R. Evan Ellis
China Landpower Studies Center
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May 8, 2025
Ecuador’s Incoming Government Faces Difficult Choices Regarding China
With Daniel Noboa returning to the presidency and a new Chinese ambassador on the way, China-Ecuador relations are at an inflection point.From April 22-25, I had the opportunity to travel to Quito, Ecuador, to address an international forum on China
China’s Coming Diplomatic Blitz in the Americas | R. Evan Ellis
China Landpower Studies Center
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May 8, 2025
China’s Coming Diplomatic Blitz in the Americas
The next few months will bring a series of high-profile multilateral engagements between China and Latin American countries, as Beijing seeks to capitalize on discontent with Trump.In the coming three months, China will have a number of opportunities
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Russia, Ukraine, and Collective Defence
April 21, 2025
— The ability to adapt to a constantly evolving security environment has been critical to the success...
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Does NATO Still Matter?
April 21, 2025
— The alliance has created economic growth, peace and stability. America’s relationship with Europe is...
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Don’t waste this crisis, Europe: consolidate your defense industry
April 15, 2025
— Turn your excess national defense champions into continental ones.Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine...
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A Drawdown of US Forces in Europe Is All but Certain
April 15, 2025
— Here’s how the Pentagon can rebalance its approach to the continent without sacrificing...
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Amid Trump Tariffs, Where Do China-Mexico Ties Stand?
March 24, 2025
— Mexico’s government is attempting to downplay its relationship with China to avoid Trump’s ire, but...
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Parameters | Spring 2025
March 20, 2025
— Welcome to the Spring 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Russia, Ukraine, and NATO; Strategic Competition and Managing National Security; and Joint Sustainment Strategies), the regular Civil-Military Relations Corner installment, and a review essay...
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North Korea in Ukraine: Analyzing Authoritarian Cooperation
March 18, 2025
— The deployment of North Korean forces to Ukraine marks a critical inflection point in global security dynamics, challenging long-held assumptions about the limits of cooperation between authoritarian states. This development, unprecedented in its implications, reveals even absent formal alliances or ideological cohesion, the strategic realignment among authoritarian states has the potential to reshape the global order and future conflicts...
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Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere
February 21, 2025
— Innovative new thinking is needed on the security challenges the People’s Republic of China poses in Latin America and the Department of Defense’s role in the US response, including (1) enhanced security cooperation that helps key democratic partners succeed and provides the United States leverage and situational awareness, and (2) anticipating how the People’s Republic of China may exploit its commercial and other activities in the region in times of war...
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The Impact of China on US Interests in Latin America
February 21, 2025
— President Trump’s statements regarding the influence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over...
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Freezing Point: PLA Army Expeditionary Units Lack Readiness for Extreme and Hazardous Cold Weather
February 20, 2025
— In 2024, the US Department of Defense promulgated the latest edition of its Arctic Strategy, highlighting the need to enhance domain awareness and operational readiness to safeguard US and allied interests in the Arctic region. The Arctic possesses vast resource potential, is geographically linked to the US homeland and allied territories, and is a strategic avenue for US force projection in the Indo-Pacific theater...
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