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More Than a Numbers Game: Comparing US and Chinese Landpower in the Paci...

As the US Army organizes, trains, and equips for an unforeseen future, service decisions should create or amplify relative operational advantages over the US military’s rising foe—the People’s Liberation Army. Discerning critical differences between


Assessing the PLA’s Strengths and Weaknesses for Achieving the PRC’s Goals

This chapter examines the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) within the context of its modernization process and argues that the persistence of shortcomings may undercut the confidence senior leaders would prefer

China Landpower Studies Center Newsletter II

In our second newsletter, we will share the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC) team’s latest analysis and insights on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Ecuador’s Incoming Government Faces Difficult Choices Regarding China

With Daniel Noboa returning to the presidency and a new Chinese ambassador on the way, China-Ecuador relations are at an inflection point.From April 22-25, I had the opportunity to travel to Quito, Ecuador, to address an international forum on China
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Russia, China, and the United States in Central Asia: Prospects for Great Power Competition and Cooperation in the Shadow of the Georgian Crisis
February 1, 2009

Kiss the Embargo Goodbye
February 1, 2009

Building Partner Capacity/Security Force Assistance: A New Structural Paradigm
February 1, 2009

The Serpent in Our Garden: Al-Qa’ida and the Long War
January 1, 2009

After Iraq: The Search for a Sustainable National Security Strategy
January 1, 2009

The Army’s Ethic Suffers under its Retired Generals
January 1, 2009

Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter
January 1, 2009

Russia Challenges the Obama Administration
December 1, 2008
Cover for Russia Challenges the Obama Administration

War without Borders: The Colombia-Ecuador Crisis of 2008
December 1, 2008

Regional Spillover Effects of the Iraq War
December 1, 2008