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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.
NATO Needs to Focus on the Black Sea
August 4, 2020
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An Army Transformed: USINDOPACOM Hypercompetition and US Army Theater Design
July 17, 2020
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Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) 2021-2022
July 7, 2020
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Striking the Balance: US Army Force Posture in Europe, 2028—A Study Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of the Army
June 24, 2020
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Natural Gas in the Black Sea: Strengthening Cooperation and Balancing Power
May 27, 2020
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Military Ethics below the Threshold of War
May 15, 2020
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Commentary on “The US Army in Multi-Domain Operations 2028”
April 3, 2020
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Senior Conference 55—The Emerging Environment in the Indo-Pacific Region: Drivers, Directions, and Decisions
March 4, 2020
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Nonstate Actors and Anti-Access/Area Denial Strategies: The Coming Challenge
February 6, 2020
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Professionalizing the Iraqi Army: US Engagement after the Islamic State
January 28, 2020
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