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Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | March 23, 2026

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

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | March 16, 2026

The New Reserve Personnel ID Card: How the PLA is Streamlining Mobilizat...

Joshua Arostegui

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 17, 2026

Securing the Rice Bowl: PRC Agricultural Hardening as a Strategic Maneuv...

Ali Ayoub

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 12, 2026

The PLA’s Joint Operations Training Reform Remains in an Exploratory Phase

K. Tristan Tang

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 11, 2026

Frustrating the Fait Accompli: How Rocket Artillery Changes the Taiwan S...

China is furious about the United States’ recently announced $11 billion arms deal with Taiwan, and for good reason. Beyond simply comprising a significant assortment of military equipment, the package supports Taiwan’s developing asymmetric-warfare

Category: Regional Issues

North Korean Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War World
April 1, 2007 — Author: Dr Samuel S Kim The author examines North Korea’s foreign relations with China, Russia,... MORE

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