Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Nov. 13, 2025

China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint

New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

China Landpower Studies Center | Nov. 13, 2025

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Colonel Kyle Marcrum and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas on the SSI-developed China Strategic Competition Seminar. The conversation explores the origin and relevance of the seminar,

China Landpower Studies Center | Nov. 7, 2025

Forecasting the PRC’s Next Global Initiative

Executive Summary:• Xi Jinping could unveil a “global environmental initiative” as soon as mid-November 2025, at the COP31 summit in Brazil. This would align with previous initiatives that have been announced at international forums.• This new

China Landpower Studies Center | Oct. 27, 2025

The PLA’s Progress toward World-Class Ground Force Capabilities

This essay examines Xi Jinping’s dictum of creating a world-class military by 2049 and assesses the progress of the PLA ground forces toward achieving that notional benchmark.

China Landpower Studies Center | Sept. 30, 2025

Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Bonnie Glaser on China's Global Security Initiative.

Category: European Security

Ukraine has invaded Russia, what happens next?
August 26, 2024 — Ukraine shocked Russia and its allies by launching a surprise attack on the Kursk region and has now... MORE

Ukraine has invaded Russia, what happens next?
Dr. John R. Deni

Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War
August 21, 2024 — adetail.news .article-body { max-width: 90% !important; }Satellites and counterspace systems have... MORE

Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War by Ron Gurantz

AY25 Campaign Planning Handbook
August 14, 2024 — The purpose of this document is to assist United States Army War College students during the... MORE

The NATO Strategic Concept on Its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
August 14, 2024 — | Published by Army University Press Military Review, July-August 2024 | The North Atlantic Treaty... MORE

Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr.: Central Pacific Theater Army Commander for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1943–45
July 11, 2024 — Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr. commanded US Army Forces in Central Pacific Area and US Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas. He served as de facto theater Army commander to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from August 1943 to June 1945, executing the range of what are now the Army war-fighting and Joint functions... MORE

NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial
July 8, 2024 — Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially... MORE

NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial
John R. Deni
Published by POLITICO

A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force
June 27, 2024 — The Russia-Ukraine War represents a strategic inflection point that provides valuable insights into the future of war and how the US military must adapt. This book identifies the lessons the US Army must learn from the Russia-Ukraine War as the service reexamines all aspects of its composition to prepare for future conflicts... MORE

New publication: A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force

Parameters | Summer 2024
May 29, 2024 — The Summer issue is out! In this edition: "What American Policymakers Misunderstand about the Belt and Road Initiative" by Zenel Garcia and Phillip Guerreiro; A Major's Perspective “Professional Discourse Is Shaping the Force”; Civil-Military Relations Corner, "Introduction to the US Army War College Civil-Military Relations Center"; "Exploring the Nexus of Military and Society at a 50-Year Milestone" by Patricia M. Shields;... MORE

Playing Both Sides of the U.S.-Chinese Rivalry
May 29, 2024 — Why Countries Get External Security from Washington—and Internal Security from BeijingOn a visit to... MORE

Slide for Playing Both Sides of the U.S. Chinese Rivalry

The New NATO Force Model: Ready For Launch?
May 28, 2024 — Allies are in the process of a dramatic change to the Alliance’s force structure, which will see the... MORE

The New NATO Force Model: Ready For Launch? | John R. Deni
Published by NATO