Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

PLA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support Are Still ...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

If China Attacks Taiwan: Beijing Risks Social Instability in a Conflict

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Jake Rinaldi, and Bonnie Glaser on the risk of domestic social instability for Beijing if China attacked Taiwan. A podcast from The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

Theory Meets Practice: The PLA National Defense University Revives the O...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procureme...

China’s newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) proposal, unveiled after the Fourth Party Plenum in October 2025, not only marks Beijing’s quest to achieve the People’s Liberation Army’s goal of building a so-called world-class military by

Strategic Insights: Five Myths Associated With Employing Private Military Companies
April 5, 2019 — Authors: Dr Edward Mienie, Dr C. A. Pfaff In August of 2017, Blackwater founder Erik Prince offered... MORE

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Air Power and Warfare: A Century of Theory and History
March 29, 2019 — Author: Dr Tami Davis BiddleView the Executive Summary In this monograph, Tami Davis Biddle analyzes... MORE

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Deterring Russia in the Gray Zone
March 20, 2019 — Authors: Michael C. McCarthy, Matthew A. Moyer, Brett H. VenableView the Executive Summary The... MORE

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The Army Role in Achieving Deterrence in Cyberspace
March 18, 2019 — Author: Mr Jeffrey L CatonView the Executive Summary In 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD)... MORE

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International Relations Theories and Russia: Russia’s Tragic Great Power Politics
March 8, 2019 — Robert E. Hamilton, 2019, Foreign Policy Research InstituteMany Western scholars studying Russia and... MORE

Conventional Deterrence and Landpower in Northeastern Europe
March 7, 2019 — Authors: Michael A. Hunzeker, Alexander LanoszkaView the Executive Summary The United States and the... MORE

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What Next for Russia’s Front-Line States?
February 22, 2019 — Mr. Keir Giles, 2019View the Executive SummaryRussia’s annexation of Crimea and intervention in... MORE

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Implications of Service Cyberspace Component Commands for Army Cyberspace Operations
February 15, 2019 — Author: Mr Jeffrey L CatonView the Executive Summary The first 7 years of U.S. Cyber Command... MORE

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Contemporary Chemical Weapons Use in Syria and Iraq by the Assad Regime and the Islamic State
February 7, 2019 — Author: Dr Robert J BunkerView the Executive Summary This monograph focuses on an understudied, but... MORE

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Examining the Roles of Army Reserve Component Forces in Military Cyberspace Operations
January 31, 2019 — Author: Mr Jeffrey L CatonView the Executive Summary Cyberspace operations have become pervasive in... MORE

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