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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

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

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

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

Secrecy and Solidarity: PRC Internal Security Partnerships with Socialist States
August 2, 2024
Secrecy and Solidarity: PRC Internal Security Partnerships with Socialist States | Jake Rinaldi

Venezuela’s Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
July 25, 2024
Venezuela's Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst


China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strategic Response
July 22, 2024
China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strategic Response

Engagement with China has had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American Democracy
July 15, 2024
Engagement with China has had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American Democracy
R. Evan Ellis

Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr.: Central Pacific Theater Army Commander for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1943–45
July 11, 2024
Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr.: Central Pacific Theater Army Commander for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1943–45

What’s Behind South Korea’s New Defectors’ Day Holiday?
July 10, 2024
The inaugural July commemoration is an inflection point and an opportunity for the Yoon government to advance both domestic and foreign policy priorities.

NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial
July 8, 2024
NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial
John R. Deni
Published by POLITICO

Paraguay’s Security Challenges and the Government Response
July 8, 2024
Slide for Paraguay’s Security Challenges and the Government Response

Landpower, Homeland Defense, and Defending Forward in US Indo-Pacific Command
July 1, 2024
Slde for Landpower, Homeland Defense, and Defending Forward in US Indo-Pacific Command