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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.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

Theory Meets Practice: The PLA National Defense University Revives the O...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procureme...

China’s newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) proposal, unveiled after the Fourth Party Plenum in October 2025, not only marks Beijing’s quest to achieve the People’s Liberation Army’s goal of building a so-called world-class military by

Category: Regional Issues

Confronting an Irregular and Catastrophic Future
October 1, 2004 — Author: Mr Nathan P Freier Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Civil-Military Cooperation in Peace Operations: The Case of Kosovo
October 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Thomas R Mockaitis The humanitarian intervention in Kosovo provides an excellent case... MORE

Current and Future Challenges for Asian Nonproliferation Export Controls: A Regional Response
October 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Scott A Jones As Asia develops into a clearly demarcated economic "region," it is... MORE

Civil-Military Change in China: Elites, Institutes, and Ideas After the 16th Party Congress
September 1, 2004 — Authors: Dr Andrew Scobell, Dr Larry M Wortzel In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held... MORE

A Nation at War in an Era of Strategic Change
September 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Williamson Murray The President, Secretary of Defense, and the Army's Chief of Staff have... MORE

Uncomfortable Questions Regarding the inevitable Succession of Power in Cuba
September 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Fighting in the Gray Zone: A Strategy to Close the Preemption Gap
September 1, 2004 — Authors: CMDR Joanne M Fish, LTC Samuel F McCraw, COL Christopher J Reddish The 2002 National... MORE

Is it all about Winning?
August 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Dallas D Owens Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Homeland Security and Civil Liberties
July 8, 2004 — Authors: Prof Douglas C Lovelace Jr, Dr Leonard Wong The University of Pennsylvania Law School, the... MORE

U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Policy and Strategy, 1st Edition
July 1, 2004 — Author: Dr J Boone Bartholomees Jr Although the Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S... MORE