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Landpower, Homeland Defense, and Defending Forward in US Indo-Pacific Co...

Homeland defense does not begin at the water’s edge, at least not on the east and west coasts of the United States. In the twenty-first–century geopolitical environment, the definition of homeland defense must now extend well beyond North American

COMMENTARY: Studying Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

The China Landpower Studies Center at the U.S. Army War College produces research and analysis of China's strategic landpower for U.S. policymakers and military leaders. For many casual observers, the U.S. Army has little to say in how a future war

Publications | June 27, 2024

A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force

The Russia-Ukraine War represents a strategic inflection point that provides valuable insights into the future of war and how the US military must adapt. This book identifies the lessons the US Army must learn from the Russia-Ukraine War as the

PODCAST: Chinese Strategy and Statecraft: Coercion and Competition in th...

What are the objectives of China’s foreign and security policies under Xi Jinping?  What is the role of Australia and other middle powers in responding to Chinese actions in the Indo-Pacific?  Are the United States’ China policies set to change with

PODCAST: Paramilitaries Abroad: China’s Use of Nontraditional Security F...

Episode 107 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast examines how China uses its paramilitary and internal security forces to project power abroad and build global influence.Our guests begin by dissecting the Chinese security apparatus: contrasting the
The COIN Conundrum: The Future of Counterinsurgency and U.S. Land Power
December 1, 2016
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Parameters VOL. 46 NO. 4 WINTER 2016-17
December 1, 2016
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Colloquium Brief: U.S. Army War College 25th Annual Strategy Conference Carlisle, Pennsylvania, April 8-10, 2014 — Balancing the Joint Force to Meet Future Security Challenges
November 15, 2016

Strategic Insights: An EU Military Headquarters: A Cure in Search of an Illness?
November 14, 2016
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Strategic Insights: Bridging the Civil-Military Gap
November 10, 2016
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Should We Let the Bomb Spread?
November 1, 2016
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Alternative Governance Structures in Megacities: Threats or Opportunities?
November 1, 2016
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U.S.-China Competition: Asia-Pacific Land Force Implications
November 1, 2016
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Strategic Insights: The Great Purge and the Future of the Turkish Military
October 30, 2016
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Strategic Insights: The "U.S. Factor" in China's Problems
October 25, 2016
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