Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | June 25, 2026

From Kitchen to Combat Power: The CMC’s New Blueprint for Tactical Suste...

Joshua Arostegui

China Landpower Studies Center | June 24, 2026

GL-6–Equipped ZTZ-96A Main Battle Tanks Highlight the PLAA’s Emphasis on...

Joaquin Camarena and Anthony Costanzo

China Landpower Studies Center | June 24, 2026

China Maritime Report #55: Loading the Well Deck: The PLA Navy's Maturin...

Since 2023, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has established an annualized rhythm of loading PLA Army (PLAA) combat, engineering, and support units onto PLA Navy (PLAN) amphibious ships for international exercises. This integration signals a

China Landpower Studies Center | June 22, 2026

Systems Over Steel: How China is Redefining Amphibious Armor Survivability

The contemporary discourse on drone-driven warfare rarely suggests the end of maneuver, but it highlights an increasingly perilous gap between tactical movement and force survivability in a hypertransparent environment. Against this backdrop, the

China Landpower Studies Center | June 5, 2026

The Z-21’s External Fuel Tanks Expand the PLAA’s Planning Options for He...

Joaquin Camarena

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

Landpower and Crises: Army Roles and Missions in Smaller-Scale Contingencies During the 1990s
January 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Conrad C Crane The author analyzes the role of landpower in the 170 smaller-scale... MORE

The American Army in the Balkans: Strategic Alternatives and Implications
January 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Steven Metz U.S. strategy in the Balkans and the Army's role there is examined. The... MORE

Asymmetry and U.S. Military Strategy: Definition, Background, and Strategic Concepts
January 1, 2001 — Authors: Dr Douglas V Johnson II, Dr Steven Metz This report gives a simple and comprehensive... MORE

Alternative National Military Strategies for the United States
December 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Conrad C Crane The 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) will have to address all the... MORE

The Asia-Pacific in the U.S. National Security Calculus for a New Millennium
December 1, 2000 — Authors: Dr Andrew Scobell, Dr Larry M Wortzel The authors of this monograph survey the challenges... MORE

Organizing for National Security
November 1, 2000 — Editor: Dr Douglas Stuart Over the last decade the United States has been confronted with not just... MORE