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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

A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges
October 28, 2022
A Preliminary Look from Washington at Colombia’s New Direction and Security Challenges (Gustavo Petro Familia)

Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia
October 28, 2022
Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia

Putin is Mobilizing. Germany and France are Unlikely to Step Up.
September 26, 2022
Russian President Putin (from Wikipedia)

European Strategies in Post-Pandemic Peer Competition: Implications for America
September 22, 2022
US and NATO Flags

Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
July 27, 2022
Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press

Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice
June 23, 2022
Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice

Coalition of the unWilling and unAble
June 9, 2022
Coalition of the unWilling and unAble by John R. Deni

Yes, Russia Might Invade a NATO Country. Here’s How the Alliance Should Prepare.
June 1, 2022
Russian President Putin (from Wikipedia)

Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
May 27, 2022
Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia

NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor
May 27, 2022
NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor