Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | March 24, 2025

Amid Trump Tariffs, Where Do China-Mexico Ties Stand?

Mexico’s government is attempting to downplay its relationship with China to avoid Trump’s ire, but ties continue beneath the surface. In the beginning of March 2025, I traveled to Mexico to speak with a range of officials and experts about

Publications | March 18, 2025

North Korea in Ukraine: Analyzing Authoritarian Cooperation

The deployment of North Korean forces to Ukraine marks a critical inflection point in global security dynamics, challenging long-held assumptions about the limits of cooperation between authoritarian states. This development, unprecedented in its

Publications | Feb. 21, 2025

Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the...

Innovative new thinking is needed on the security challenges the People’s Republic of China poses in Latin America and the Department of Defense’s role in the US response, including (1) enhanced security cooperation that helps key democratic partners

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 21, 2025

The Impact of China on US Interests in Latin America

President Trump’s statements regarding the influence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the Panama Canal, and the focus on the issue as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s February 2025 trip to Central America and the Caribbean have

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 20, 2025

Freezing Point: PLA Army Expeditionary Units Lack Readiness for Extreme ...

In 2024, the US Department of Defense promulgated the latest edition of its Arctic Strategy, highlighting the need to enhance domain awareness and operational readiness to safeguard US and allied interests in the Arctic region. The Arctic possesses

U.S. Support of PLAN COLOMBIA: Rethinking the Ends and Means
May 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Stephen E Flynn The author argues that the U.S. emphasis on drug control in its support... MORE

Plan Colombia: The View from the Presidential Palace
May 1, 2001 — Author: Mr Eduardo Pizano The author, a former member of the Colombian Senate and now the General... MORE

U.S. Army and the Asia-Pacific
April 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Andrew Scobell The United States has key economic and security interests in the... MORE

Plan Colombia: The Strategic and Operational Imperatives
April 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Gabriel Marcella The United States is committed to helping Colombia fight its struggle... MORE

Political Control over the Use of Force: A Clausewitzian Perspective
April 1, 2001 — Author: LTC Suzanne C Nielsen The author addresses the issues regarding the ideal relationship... MORE

Revising the Two MTW Force Shaping Paradigm
April 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Steven Metz One of the most important elements of U.S. military strategy for the past 10... MORE

Fighting the Hobbesian Trinity in Colombia: A New Strategy for Peace
April 1, 2001 — Author: COL Joseph R Nunez The author analyzes the drug intervention conundrum of Colombia. He then... MORE

The Army and Homeland Security: A Strategic Perspective
March 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II The topic of homeland security includes a broad array of missions... MORE

Planning for a Peaceful Korea
February 1, 2001 — Author: Mr Henry D Sokolski With the change of administrations in Washington, current U.S. policy... MORE

U.S. Army War College Guide to Strategy
February 1, 2001 — Editors: Dr Joseph R Cerami, COL James F Holcomb Jr For more than 3 decades, the U.S. Army War... MORE