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China Landpower Studies Center | May 6, 2026

China Maritime Report #53: Filling the Ranks: China's Military Recruitin...

This report outlines People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) recruiting processes within the overarching context of China’s military personnel accession systems. Within China, most recruitment, mobilization, and service assignment of military personnel

China Landpower Studies Center | April 28, 2026

On the Pacific, USARPAC, and China

In this episode, COL Mike Long and LTG Joel B. Vowell discuss the US Army Pacific and the role of USARPAC.

China Landpower Studies Center | April 16, 2026

2026 Carlisle Conference on the PLA: The PLA’s Capability to React to Cr...

The US Army War College (USAWC) Strategic Studies Institute’s (SSI) held its annual Carlisle Conference on the PLA on March 25 and 26, 2026, in the Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The China Landpower Studies

China Landpower Studies Center | April 13, 2026

PLA Army Places Growing Emphasis on Tactical Indirect Firepower with New...

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | March 30, 2026

Achieving Victory Through Quantity: PLA Theorists Propose Different Mode...

Kevin McCauley

Category: Regional Issues

The Army’s Ethic Suffers under its Retired Generals
January 1, 2009 — Author: Dr Don M Snider Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter
January 1, 2009 — Author: Mr Henry D Sokolski, Mr Robert Zarate Pioneers of nuclear-age policy analysis, Albert... MORE

Russia Challenges the Obama Administration
December 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Cover for Russia Challenges the Obama Administration

War without Borders: The Colombia-Ecuador Crisis of 2008
December 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Gabriel Marcella Unprotected borders are a serious threat to the security of a number of... MORE

Regional Spillover Effects of the Iraq War
December 1, 2008 — Author: Dr W Andrew Terrill The Iraq war has been one of the dominant factors influencing U.S... MORE

HAMAS and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics
December 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Sherifa D Zuhur Efforts to separate HAMAS from its popular support and network of social... MORE

Affairs of State: The Interagency and National Security
December 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Gabriel Marcella The United States has a large and complex interagency process to deal... MORE

PLA Missions Beyond Taiwan
November 1, 2008 — Author: Mr Marc Miller The interplay between China’s armed forces and its complex foreign policy and... MORE

Living Perilously in a Bubble
November 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Leonard Wong Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Known Unknowns: Unconventional “Strategic Shocks” in Defense Strategy Development
November 1, 2008 — Author: Mr Nathan P Freier The author provides the defense policy team a clear warning against... MORE