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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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Toward a New Normal in Transatlantic Collective Defense
May 25, 2022
Toward a New Normal in Transatlantic Collective Defense

Would a Russian Coup Solve Anything?
May 13, 2022
President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the military parade in Red Square, Moscow, to mark the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Lessons from Russia’s Latin America engagement over Ukraine
May 9, 2022
Lessons from Russia’s Latin America engagement over Ukraine

Contested Deployment
April 7, 2022
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Navigating New Threats: NATO’s Posture on Emerging Technologies
March 8, 2022
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America Needs a Permanent Military Presence in the Baltics, and Here’s Why
September 21, 2021
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Germany Has a Math Problem, and It’s about to Get Worse
September 9, 2021
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Parameters VOL. 51 NO. 2 Summer 2021
August 17, 2021
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The People of the PLA 2.0
July 23, 2021
The People of the PLA 2.0 by Roy Kamphausen
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/944/

Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status
June 1, 2021
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