Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | May 6, 2026

China Maritime Report #53: Filling the Ranks: China's Military Recruitin...

This report outlines People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) recruiting processes within the overarching context of China’s military personnel accession systems. Within China, most recruitment, mobilization, and service assignment of military personnel

China Landpower Studies Center | April 28, 2026

On the Pacific, USARPAC, and China

In this episode, COL Mike Long and LTG Joel B. Vowell discuss the US Army Pacific and the role of USARPAC.

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

Future Warfare Anthology, Revised Edition
June 1, 2001 — Author: Maj Gen Robert H Scales This Revised Anthology is about the future of military operations in... MORE

The Search for Accountability and Transparency in PLAN COLOMBIA: Reforming Judicial Institutions–Again
May 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Luz E Nagle The author argues that confidence in an efficient, courageous and transparent... MORE

European Perceptions of Plan Colombia: A Virtual Contribution to a Virtual War and Peace Plan?
May 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Joaquin Roy Professor Joaquin Roy, a Spaniard with valuable sources throughout Europe,... MORE

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