Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 17, 2026

Securing the Rice Bowl: PRC Agricultural Hardening as a Strategic Maneuv...

Ali Ayoub

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 12, 2026

The PLA’s Joint Operations Training Reform Remains in an Exploratory Phase

K. Tristan Tang

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 11, 2026

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

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.

The Strategic Implications of the Rise of Populism in Europe and South America
June 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Steve C Ropp This monograph takes a fresh look at the contemporary populist phenomenon in... MORE

Budget Policy, Deficits, and Defense: A Fiscal Framework for Defense Planning
June 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Dennis S Ippolito The author focuses on the spending policy, deficit and debt, and... MORE

Welcome Iran and North Korea to the Nuclear Club: You’re Targeted
June 1, 2005 — Author: LTC Raymond A Millen Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

The U.S.-UK Special Relationship: Past, Present and Future
May 29, 2005 — Author: Dr Douglas V Johnson II On April 11-13, 2005, the Strategic Studies Institute co-sponsored a... MORE

Beyond The U.S. War on Terrorism: Comparing Domestic Legal Remedies to an International Dilemma
May 25, 2005 — Author: Dr Dallas D Owens The John Bassett Moore Society of International Law, University of... MORE

U.S.-India Security Ties
May 25, 2005 — Author: Mr Brian Shoup On April 21-23, 2005, the India Studies Program at Indiana University hosted... MORE

South Asia and the Nuclear Future: Rethinking the Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation
May 25, 2005 — Author: Dr Todd S Sechser On June 4-5, 2004, the Center for International Security and Cooperation... MORE

Strategic Opportunities: Charting New Approaches to Defense and Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere
May 23, 2005 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring The Latin American and Caribbean Center of Florida International... MORE

The International Community and Haiti: A Proposal for Cooperative Sovereignty
May 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Gabriel Marcella Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

The Rise and Fall of Empires
April 5, 2005 — Author: Dr Douglas V Johnson II On March 4-5, 2005, the Strategic Studies Institute and the Triangle... MORE