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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
Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico and the Government’s Response | R. Evan Ellis
China Landpower Studies Center
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April 29, 2025
Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico and the Government’s Response
The US government threats of tariffs on the Mexican government if it did not do more to control illicit fentanyl flows into the United States have cast new attention on the growing problem of transnational organized crime that has wrought violence
Waging War without Disruption: China’s People’s Armed Police in a Future Conflict | Jake Rinaldi
China Landpower Studies Center
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April 24, 2025
Waging War without Disruption: China’s People’s Armed Police in a Future...
As one of the three branches of China’s armed forces, the People’s Armed Police (PAP) (人民武装警察) operates alongside the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (人民解放军) and the militia (民兵) as a key instrument of Chinese Communist Party power. According to the
Russia's the enemy | Dr. John R. Deni
European Security
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April 21, 2025
Russia's the Enemy
The United States has never been directly involved in the war in Ukraine. U.S. troops weren’t sent there to fight for Ukraine against the Russian invaders, and both sides of our political spectrum seemed intent on keeping it that way. Russia remained
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Chile’s Expanding Defense Relationship with China
October 18, 2024
— From September 9-14, 2024, Chilean Defense Minister Maya Fernandez Allende, granddaughter of Chile’s...
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China in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A New Dynamic in Critical Mineral Procurement
October 17, 2024
— Critical minerals will continue to grow in importance across the globe in the coming decades as technological advancements require greater quantities of these materials. The 2023 US Department of Energy Critical Materials Assessment report listed seven materials as critical in the short term because of their uses for magnets, batteries, and fuel cells: dysprosium, neodymium, gallium, graphite, terbium, iridium, and cobalt...
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Re-Asserting the Value of the Individual for Latin America’s Security and Prosperity
October 15, 2024
— Empowerment of the individual, not the state, is the key to innovation, prosperity, physical and political security for Latin America, as the region engages with an unprecedented array of challenges and new partners. ...
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PRC Strategic Adaptation in Africa
October 9, 2024
— The People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s expanding security footprint in Africa, marked by increased military cooperation and infrastructure investments, poses a significant challenge to US strategic interests. As outlined in the Department of Defense’s annual report to Congress, China is using its diplomatic and multilateral platforms to reinforce defense influence established through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).1 The United States has begun to counter China’s policy maneuvers with competition in the economic space, through multilateral efforts like the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI)...
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Peace and Unity: China’s Growing Military Footprint in Tanzania
October 9, 2024
— The July and August 2024 Sino-Tanzanian training exercise Peace Unity-2024 (和平团结-2024) provided the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) an opportunity to apply its growing joint expeditionary capability, while also strengthening its relationship with a key strategic partner on the African continent.1 Commemorating 60 years of bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Tanzania, the exercise included antipiracy and counterterrorism training events that enabled the PLA to train in Tanzania’s complex terrain alongside elements of the Tanzanian People’s Defense Forces (TPDF)...
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Understanding the PRC’s Selective Use of Military Hotlines
October 4, 2024
— Executive Summary: The PRC’s strategic use of and reluctance to establish military hotlines reflect a calculated approach to escalation risk, which can be seen in crises ranging from the accidental bombing of its embassy in Belgrade in 1999 to the present day. There is a recognition that hotlines offer tactical benefits, but they are not viewed as a solution...
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Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination
September 23, 2024
— As wars in Ukraine and Gaza continue with little end in sight, the sense of urgency to determine how they should end is increasing, given how the wars could end. A just war aims to establish a better state of peace, but a better state of peace may not always be achievable, and even when it is achievable, it may not be good enough. When that is the case, actors must determine on what terms to settle...
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Ukraine in NATO: Beyond the ‘Irreversible Path’
September 20, 2024
— Whether and how NATO might pull Ukraine closer attracted a great deal of attention at the 2024...
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The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24
September 19, 2024
— What more can US allies in Europe do to assist Ukraine militarily? More broadly, what can the United States expect from its closest allies in Europe in strategic competition with Russia and China? In this monograph, John R. Deni and Lisa A. Aronsson assess whether US allies and partners in Europe can continue providing military assistance to Ukraine or expand assistance, while preserving their own national...
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The Growing Significance of China-Russia Defense Cooperation
September 18, 2024
— Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two recent meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, especially his visit to Beijing in May, reinforced US and allied concerns about the China-Russia relationship, especially the two countries’ growing security cooperation. In recent months, US officials have increasingly called attention to the support that China is providing to Russia’s defense industry, which has helped Russia to...
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