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Venezuela's Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
South & Latin America
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July 25, 2024
Venezuela’s Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
As Venezuela moves toward promised national elections on July 28, my heart is with the hopes of Venezuelans for a miracle that will translate their courageous act of voting, into a restoration of democracy. Everything I have seen unfold in the
China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strategic Response
China Landpower Studies Center
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July 22, 2024
China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strate...
The dynamics of the international order in the third decade of the 21st Century are changing profoundly. The magnitude and complexity of the change are illustrated by Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, in both its initial failure, and in the ability
Engagement with China has had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American Democracy R. Evan Ellis
South & Latin America
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July 15, 2024
Engagement with China has had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American De...
While Beijing may not deliberately promote authoritarian regimes in Latin America, implicit risks to the dynamics of democracies arise out of engagement with China.In its public discourse, unlike the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the People’s
The inaugural July commemoration is an inflection point and an opportunity for the Yoon government to advance both domestic and foreign policy priorities.
China Landpower Studies Center
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July 10, 2024
What’s Behind South Korea’s New Defectors’ Day Holiday?
The inaugural July commemoration is an inflection point and an opportunity for the Yoon government to advance both domestic and foreign policy priorities.On July 14, South Korea will commemorate its inaugural North Korean Defectors’ Day. The new
NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial John R. Deni Published by POLITICO
European Security
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July 8, 2024
NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial
Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.Recent revelations that the Chinese government has been substantially aiding Russia’s war
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Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective
April 18, 2024
— In a world where technology is rapidly advancing and available to the masses, companies and policymakers face a daunting reality—non-state actors are using innovation for sinister purposes. While artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems promise enhanced threat detection, terrorist groups are exploiting these tools for recruitment and attacks...
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Decisive Decade: PRC Global Strategy and the PLA as a Pacing Challenge – 2023 PLA Conference – Updated and Expanded
April 17, 2024
— The US Army War College’s 2023 Conference on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was held February 22 to 24, 2023, at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The conference, entitled “Decisive Decade: PRC Global Strategy and the PLA as Pacing Challenge,” featured presentations on PRC global and regional strategy, and the PLA’s enabling role by experts from a wide range of academic, media, and government agencies and organizations...
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War with China: A View from Early 2024
April 11, 2024
— US defense analysts are overdue for a fundamental reassessment of the strategic factors that would shape a future Sino-American war. The United States may lower the overall risk of sparking a war between Washington and Beijing by more formally committing advanced US capabilities in intelligence collection and targeting, long-range fires, and theater air and missile defense to Japan and South Korea and by initiating bilateral planning to introduce such capabilities in Taiwan in the future. The US defense community still lacks a broad and integrated national strategy for successfully managing the rivalry with China. A clear-eyed assessment of a possible United States-China war could lead to a national strategy...
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A Baseline Assessment of the PLA Army's Border Reinforcement Operations in the Aksai Chin in 2020 and 2021
April 9, 2024
— This report analyzes the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) border reinforcement operation throughout the Aksai Chin and adjacent areas from summer 2020 to early 2021. It is based largely on analysis of Google Earth imagery and provides a baseline for further analysis of the PLA deployment along the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Aksai Chin. Chinese Army units appear ready to remain in a defensive posture near the LAC the Aksai Chin indefinitely. ...
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75 years in, NATO Remains As Vital As Ever to American Life
April 4, 2024
— As NATO marks 75 years since its founding, there are serious questions among some Americans who...
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At 75, NATO Is Still Worth the Price
April 4, 2024
— Despite achieving notable successes over its seventy-five years of existence, NATO today faces a...
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Research Handbook on NATO "Collective Defense"
March 28, 2024
— Collective defense is back at center stage for NATO. This is primarily due to Russia’s 2014 invasion...
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Implications for Modern Warfighting Concepts: What the US Army Can Learn from Past Conflicts
March 22, 2024
— These four historic vignettes provide context and lessons learned for the US Army as it returns to peer conflict. Although history does not account for the cyber and space domains, the leaders involved in the highlighted conflicts dealt with the reintroduction of maneuver warfare tied to modern fires from land, sea, and air. Peer-level conflict also compelled governments to work intensely in the information space to steel...
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Arming Allies and Partners: How Foreign Military Sales Can Change the China Problem
March 20, 2024
— Allies and partners are “a center of gravity” for the DoD National Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific. But are regional nations building military capacity to help the United States prepare for and deter a potential clash with the People’s Republic of China, or are they solely focused on defending their own territories? Although regional nations’ aims may often overlap, they also diverge...
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Argentina Political and Economic Challenges
March 12, 2024
— From February 24 through March 2, I traveled to Argentina to speak with government, business and...
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