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China Landpower Studies Center | June 25, 2026

From Kitchen to Combat Power: The CMC’s New Blueprint for Tactical Suste...

Joshua Arostegui

China Landpower Studies Center | June 24, 2026

GL-6–Equipped ZTZ-96A Main Battle Tanks Highlight the PLAA’s Emphasis on...

Joaquin Camarena and Anthony Costanzo

China Landpower Studies Center | June 24, 2026

China Maritime Report #55: Loading the Well Deck: The PLA Navy's Maturin...

Since 2023, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has established an annualized rhythm of loading PLA Army (PLAA) combat, engineering, and support units onto PLA Navy (PLAN) amphibious ships for international exercises. This integration signals a

China Landpower Studies Center | June 22, 2026

Systems Over Steel: How China is Redefining Amphibious Armor Survivability

The contemporary discourse on drone-driven warfare rarely suggests the end of maneuver, but it highlights an increasingly perilous gap between tactical movement and force survivability in a hypertransparent environment. Against this backdrop, the

China Landpower Studies Center | June 5, 2026

The Z-21’s External Fuel Tanks Expand the PLAA’s Planning Options for He...

Joaquin Camarena

Category: Regional Issues

Doctrine that Works
August 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Douglas V Johnson II Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

String of Pearls: Meeting the Challenge of China’s Rising Power Across the Asian Littoral
July 1, 2006 — Author: LTC Christopher J Pehrson China's rising maritime power is encountering American maritime... MORE

2006 Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL)
July 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II In today’s dynamic strategic environment, political changes can... MORE

Canadian Defense Policy–A breath of Fresh Air
July 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Alex Crowther Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Friction in U.S. Foreign Policy: Cultural Difficulties with the World
June 1, 2006 — Author: LTC Andrew W Stewart The United States is so culturally different by virtue of its “New... MORE

Value Projection and American Foreign Policy
June 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Douglas J Macdonald Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Policy and Strategy, 2nd Edition
June 1, 2006 — Author: Dr J Boone Bartholomees Jr This edition of the U. S. Army War College Guide to National... MORE

Taming the Next Set of Strategic Weapons Threats
June 1, 2006 — Author: Mr Henry D Sokolski Missile defense and unmanned air vehicle related technologies, are... MORE

Is Eurasia’s Security Order at Risk?
May 8, 2006 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Strategic Planning by the Chairmen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1990 TO 2005
May 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Richard M Meinhart This article examines how the Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1990... MORE