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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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Force and Restraint in Strategic Deterrence: A Game-Theorist’s Perspective
November 1, 2007

AFRICOM’s Dilemma: The “Global War on Terrorism” “Capacity Building,” Humanitarianism, and the Future of U.S. Security Policy in Africa
November 1, 2007

Regional Threats and Security Strategy: The Troubling Case of Today’s Middle East
November 1, 2007

On the Uses of Cultural Knowledge
November 1, 2007

Working and Playing Well with Others: A Strategy-Policy Mismatch in Export Controls
November 1, 2007

The Evolution of U.S.-Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context
November 1, 2007

The “People” in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China’s 80-Year-Old Military
November 1, 2007

Transformation Under Fire: A Historical Case Study with Modern Parallels
October 1, 2007

The Military Strategy of Global Jihad
October 1, 2007

Opium and Afghanistan: Reassessing U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy
October 1, 2007