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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

Publications | Jan. 12, 2026

The 2024 Carlisle Conference on the PLA: Protracted War Against the PRC

The US Army War College’s 2024 Carlisle Conference on the People’s Liberation Army was held on October 16 and 17 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The conference brought together experts to discuss the People’s Republic of China’s understanding of

If China Attacks Taiwan: The Consequences for China of "Minor Conflict" ...

Introduction by Bonnie S. Glaser: Research on the possibility and likely outcome of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait has expanded rapidly in recent years. Studies have focused on a broad range of questions related to deterrence, potential conflict
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Category: Regional Issues

Natural Gas as an Instrument of Russian State Power
October 1, 2011
Real Leadership and the U.S. Army: Overcoming a Failure of Imagination to Conduct Adaptive Work

Presidential Succession Scenarios in Egypt and Their Impact on U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relations
October 1, 2011
Presidential Succession Scenarios in Egypt and Their Impact on U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relations

Mexico’s “Narco-Refugees”: The Looming Challenge for U.S. National Security
October 1, 2011
Mexico's "Narco-Refugees": The Looming Challenge for U.S. National Security

2011-2012 U.S. Army War College Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL)
September 19, 2011

Anticipating Contemporary War: How Well Did We Do?
September 12, 2011

Profession of Arms — Starfish Metaphor
September 9, 2011

Puncturing the Counterinsurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present, and Future
September 1, 2011
Puncturing the Counterinsurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present, and Future

Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico
September 1, 2011
Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico

Adapting, Transforming, and Modernizing Under Fire: The Mexican Military 2006-11
September 1, 2011
Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09: A Case of Operational Surprise and Institutional Response

Colloquium Brief: Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2011): The Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Resources, and Security
August 26, 2011