Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

PLA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support Are Still ...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

If China Attacks Taiwan: Beijing Risks Social Instability in a Conflict

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Jake Rinaldi, and Bonnie Glaser on the risk of domestic social instability for Beijing if China attacked Taiwan. A podcast from The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

Theory Meets Practice: The PLA National Defense University Revives the O...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procureme...

China’s newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) proposal, unveiled after the Fourth Party Plenum in October 2025, not only marks Beijing’s quest to achieve the People’s Liberation Army’s goal of building a so-called world-class military by

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