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Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

PLA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support Are Still ...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

If China Attacks Taiwan: Beijing Risks Social Instability in a Conflict

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Jake Rinaldi, and Bonnie Glaser on the risk of domestic social instability for Beijing if China attacked Taiwan. A podcast from The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

Theory Meets Practice: The PLA National Defense University Revives the O...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

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

Category: Regional Issues

North Korea’s Military Threat: Pyongyang’s Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles
April 1, 2007 — Author: Capt (USN) John M Sanford, Dr Andrew Scobell North Korea's conventional capabilities have... MORE

The Politics of Identity: History, Nationalism, and the Prospect for Peace in Post-Cold War East Asia
April 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Sheila Miyoshi Jager Both the Taiwan Strait and the Korean peninsula harbor real dangers... MORE

Georgia After the Rose Revolution: Geopolitical Predicament and Implications for U.S. Policy
April 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Svante E Cornell The attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, enhanced... MORE

Biodefense Research Supporting the DoD: A New Strategic Vision
April 1, 2007 — Author: COL Coleen K Martinez The author examines the productivity of the Department of Defense’s... MORE

From Munich to Munich
April 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

U.S. Interests in Central Asia and the Challenges to Them
March 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank The author assesses the interests of the United States in Central Asia... MORE

Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. Capabilities and Chinese Operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
March 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Donovan C Chau Domestic and international terrorism aside, the United States and the... MORE

Chinese Perceptions of Traditional and Nontraditional Security Threats
March 1, 2007 — Author: Ms Susan L Craig To understand the motivations and decisions of China’s leadership and to... MORE

The Missing Debate
March 1, 2007 — Author: Prof John R Martin, Dr Gordon Rudd Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an... MORE

Gauging U.S.-Indian Strategic Cooperation
March 1, 2007 — Author: Mr Henry D Sokolski This volume consists of research that the Nonproliferation Policy... MORE