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China Landpower Studies Center | March 16, 2026

The New Reserve Personnel ID Card: How the PLA is Streamlining Mobilizat...

Joshua Arostegui

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

Category: Regional Issues

Rethinking Asymmetric Threats
September 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank For several years U.S. policymakers, officials, and writers on defense... MORE

Strategic Leadership Competencies
September 1, 2003 — Authors: Dr Stephen J Gerras, COL William Kidd, COL Robert Pricone, COL Richard Swengros, Dr Leonard... MORE

Keep the Reserves in the Fight
September 1, 2003 — Author: COL James R Pullen Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Maintaining Effective Deterrence
August 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Colin S Gray While deterrence is as old as human conflict itself, it became particularly... MORE

The Need for a United Nations’ Security Role in Iraq
August 1, 2003 — Author: Dr W Andrew Terrill Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

War in the Balkans, 1991-2002
August 1, 2003 — Author: Dr R Craig Nation The author writes a comprehensive history of the Balkan wars which were... MORE

Socio-Economic Roots of Radicalism?: Towards Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals
July 1, 2003 — Author: Prof Alan Richards The author addresses the critical questions involved in understanding and... MORE

Assessing the Impact of U.S.-Israeli Relations on the Arab World
July 1, 2003 — Author: Dr Lenore G Martin The author addresses the challenge that U.S. policymakers face in... MORE

Nationalism, Sectarianism, and the Future of the U.S. Presence in Post-Saddam Iraq
July 1, 2003 — Author: Dr W Andrew Terrill The author addresses the critical questions involved in understanding... MORE

Why They Fight: Combat Motivation in the Iraq War
July 1, 2003 — Authors: COL Thomas A Kolditz, LTC Raymond A Millen, COL Terrence M Potter, Dr Leonard Wong With the... MORE