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Landpower, Homeland Defense, and Defending Forward in US Indo-Pacific Co...

Homeland defense does not begin at the water’s edge, at least not on the east and west coasts of the United States. In the twenty-first–century geopolitical environment, the definition of homeland defense must now extend well beyond North American

COMMENTARY: Studying Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

The China Landpower Studies Center at the U.S. Army War College produces research and analysis of China's strategic landpower for U.S. policymakers and military leaders. For many casual observers, the U.S. Army has little to say in how a future war

Publications | June 27, 2024

A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force

The Russia-Ukraine War represents a strategic inflection point that provides valuable insights into the future of war and how the US military must adapt. This book identifies the lessons the US Army must learn from the Russia-Ukraine War as the

PODCAST: Chinese Strategy and Statecraft: Coercion and Competition in th...

What are the objectives of China’s foreign and security policies under Xi Jinping?  What is the role of Australia and other middle powers in responding to Chinese actions in the Indo-Pacific?  Are the United States’ China policies set to change with

PODCAST: Paramilitaries Abroad: China’s Use of Nontraditional Security F...

Episode 107 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast examines how China uses its paramilitary and internal security forces to project power abroad and build global influence.Our guests begin by dissecting the Chinese security apparatus: contrasting the
A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges
October 28, 2022
A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges (Gustavo Petro Familia)

Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
July 27, 2022
Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press

Contested Deployment
April 7, 2022
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Navigating New Threats: NATO’s Posture on Emerging Technologies
March 8, 2022
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America Needs a Permanent Military Presence in the Baltics, and Here’s Why
September 21, 2021
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Germany Has a Math Problem, and It’s about to Get Worse
September 9, 2021
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Parameters VOL. 51 NO. 2 Summer 2021
August 17, 2021
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The People of the PLA 2.0
July 23, 2021
The People of the PLA 2.0 by Roy Kamphausen
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/944/

Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status
June 1, 2021
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Veteran Disability Compensation and the Army Profession: Good Intentions Gone Awry
February 2, 2021
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