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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

China Landpower Studies Center | March 23, 2026

New Tanks Mark PLA Army’s Integration of System Warfare at the Tactical ...

Joaquin Camarena

Category: Regional Issues

Working and Playing Well with Others: A Strategy-Policy Mismatch in Export Controls
November 1, 2007 — Author: LTC Charles H Wilson Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

The Evolution of U.S.-Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context
November 1, 2007 — Author: Dr W Andrew Terrill Key Insights:• Turkish accession to the European Union (EU) remains a... MORE

The “People” in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China’s 80-Year-Old Military
November 1, 2007 — Author: Mr Justin B Liang, Dr Sarah K Snyder Three conclusions were reached: (1) China’s ideal “new... MORE

Transformation Under Fire: A Historical Case Study with Modern Parallels
October 1, 2007 — Author: Major Raymond A Kimball The Bolshevik leaders who built the Red Army from the shattered... MORE

The Military Strategy of Global Jihad
October 1, 2007 — Author: LTC Sarah E Zabel America entered the Global War on Terrorism with little understanding of... MORE

Opium and Afghanistan: Reassessing U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy
October 1, 2007 — Author: LTC John A Glaze Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since... MORE

Making Riflemen from Mud: Restoring the Army’s Culture of Irregular Warfare
October 1, 2007 — Author: LTC James D Campbell Prior to World War II, the Army had a deeply ingrained facility with... MORE

The Army and Defense Resource Allocation: The Bronze Medal Ain’t Good Enough in a Three-Man Race
October 1, 2007 — Author: LTC Tim Flanagan This paper examines the current state of the Army’s funding in relation to... MORE

The Eastern Dimension of America’s New European Allies
October 1, 2007 — Author: Mr Janusz Bugajski Without a realistic prospect for NATO and EU accession, Ukraine, Belarus,... MORE

The United States and ASEAN-China Relations: All Quiet on the Southeast Asian Front
October 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Ian Storey While the overall security situation in Southeast Asia is something of a mixed... MORE