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

Generations Apart: Xers and Boomers in the Officer Corps
October 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Leonard Wong The author addresses the junior officer attrition problem by identifying and... MORE

“…to insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence…” PAPERS FROM THE CONFERENCE ON HOMELAND PROTECTION
September 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring On April 11-13, 2000, the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies... MORE

American Strategy: Issues and Alternatives for the Quadrennial Defense Review
September 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Steven Metz The combination of a congressionally-mandated Quadrennial Defense Review... MORE

Peacekeeping and the Just War Tradition
September 1, 2000 — Author: COL Tony Pfaff Major Tony Pfaff, a former Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the United... MORE

Theater Missile Defense in Japan: Implications for the U.S.-China-Japan Strategic Relationship
September 1, 2000 — Author: COL Patrick M O'Donogue Colonel Patrick M. O'Donogue (U.S. Army War College class of 2000)... MORE

The Information Revolution and National Security
August 1, 2000 — Author: Mr Thomas E Copeland The effects of the information revolution are particularly profound in... MORE

People’s Liberation Army After Next
August 1, 2000 — Author: COL Susan M Puska The 1999 PLA Conference, which was hosted jointly by the American... MORE

Threats to Russian Security: The View from Moscow
July 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank The documented threat assessments addressed here are clearly the... MORE

Chinese Arms Exports: Policy, Players and Process
July 1, 2000 — Authors: Dr Bates Gill, Mr Evan S Medeiros Global arms proliferation continues to be a key concern... MORE

Chinese Army Building in the Era of Jiang Zemin
July 1, 2000 — Author: Dr Andrew Scobell To many in the United States, China looms large and threatening. This... MORE