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China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint

New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Colonel Kyle Marcrum and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas on the SSI-developed China Strategic Competition Seminar. The conversation explores the origin and relevance of the seminar,

Forecasting the PRC’s Next Global Initiative

Executive Summary:• Xi Jinping could unveil a “global environmental initiative” as soon as mid-November 2025, at the COP31 summit in Brazil. This would align with previous initiatives that have been announced at international forums.• This new

The PLA’s Progress toward World-Class Ground Force Capabilities

This essay examines Xi Jinping’s dictum of creating a world-class military by 2049 and assesses the progress of the PLA ground forces toward achieving that notional benchmark.

Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Bonnie Glaser on China's Global Security Initiative.
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
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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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A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key US Allies and Security Partners—Second Edition
October 30, 2020
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Rollback redux: A new (old) framework for dealing with Russia
October 15, 2020
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China’s Economic Statecraft in Europe during the Pandemic
October 9, 2020
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Security Threats, American Pressure, and the Role of Key Personnel: How NATO’s Defence Planning Process is Alleviating the Burden-Sharing Dilemma
October 9, 2020
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A Changing International Order? Implications for the Security Environment
October 1, 2020
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Mission Command of Multi-Domain Operations
September 2, 2020
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