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China Landpower Studies Center | April 16, 2026

2026 Carlisle Conference on the PLA: The PLA’s Capability to React to Cr...

The US Army War College (USAWC) Strategic Studies Institute’s (SSI) held its annual Carlisle Conference on the PLA on March 25 and 26, 2026, in the Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The China Landpower Studies

China Landpower Studies Center | April 13, 2026

PLA Army Places Growing Emphasis on Tactical Indirect Firepower with New...

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | March 30, 2026

Achieving Victory Through Quantity: PLA Theorists Propose Different Mode...

Kevin McCauley

China Landpower Studies Center | March 23, 2026

New Tanks Mark PLA Army’s Integration of System Warfare at the Tactical ...

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | March 16, 2026

The New Reserve Personnel ID Card: How the PLA is Streamlining Mobilizat...

Joshua Arostegui

Checking Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
January 1, 2004 — Authors: Mr Patrick Clawson, Mr Henry D Sokolski Were Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, there is a... MORE

An American Way of War or a Way of Battle?
January 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for... MORE

Paths Diverging? The Next Decade in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
January 1, 2004 — Author: LTC William E Rapp The author explores the changing nature of Japanese security policy and... MORE

Security Transformation
December 23, 2003 — Author: Dr Steven Metz For the past 5 years, the United States has sought to transform its defense... MORE

Bounding the Global War on Terrorism
December 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Jeffrey Record The author examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently... MORE

The Future of the Australian-U.S. Security Relationship
December 1, 2003 — Authors: Dr Rod Lyon, Prof William T Tow The authors assess the future of the Australian-U.S... MORE

Insurgency in Nepal
December 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Thomas A Marks Insurgencies in the 21st century are different than the Cold War era ones... MORE

The Trajectory of Security Transformation
December 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Steven Metz Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Expanding the Use of State Defense Forces in Homeland Defense Missions
November 1, 2003 — Author: LTC Brent C Bankus Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

After the 16th Party Congress: The Civil and the Military
October 31, 2003 — Author: Mr Andy Gudgel Over 50 experts in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) gathered at... MORE