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Frustrating the Fait Accompli: How Rocket Artillery Changes the Taiwan S...

China is furious about the United States’ recently announced $11 billion arms deal with Taiwan, and for good reason. Beyond simply comprising a significant assortment of military equipment, the package supports Taiwan’s developing asymmetric-warfare


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.
Washington’s Debt, Beijing’s Bubble, and the Discussion No One is Having
November 15, 2013

State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Somalia
November 14, 2013
State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Somalia

Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia
November 12, 2013
Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia

Reforming the Police in Post-Soviet States: Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
November 6, 2013
Reforming the Police in Post-Soviet States: Georgia and Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia After 2014
November 3, 2013
Central Asia After 2014

Changing Minds In The Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What To Do About It
October 28, 2013
Changing Minds In The Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What To Do About It

Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University
October 22, 2013
Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University

NATO Missile Defense and the European Phased Adaptive Approach: The Implications of Burden-Sharing and the Underappreciated Role of the U.S. Army
October 18, 2013
NATO Missile Defense and the European Phased Adaptive Approach: The Implications of Burden-Sharing and the Underappreciated Role of the U.S. Army

Conflict Management and Peacebuilding: Pillars of a New American Grand Strategy
October 16, 2013
Conflict Management and Peacebuilding: Pillars of a New American Grand Strategy

Op-Ed: Doubts on China’s “New Model for Great Power Relationship”
October 3, 2013