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China Landpower Studies Center | June 2, 2026

Between Beijing and the Budget: The Domestic Realities of Taiwan’s Defen...

Taiwan's legislature spent six months blocking a major defense budget, then passed a scaled-down version days before the Trump-Xi summit. Jessica C. Liao and Kyle Marcrum argue why the story the US media tells is flawed.
China Landpower Studies Center | May 22, 2026

“An Enviable Position in the Pacific”: An interview with General Xavier ...

Guest host Tom Spahr and General Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea (UNC/CFC/USFK), discuss Korea, the Indo-Pacific, and mission command.
China Landpower Studies Center | May 15, 2026

Decoding China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

China’s latest Five-Year Plan signals that it has become more pessimistic about the global environment, seeing it as uncertain and unstable. However, the Chinese Communist Party sees opportunity in that instability to promote the Community of Common
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Category: South & Latin America

Strategic Insights: Fragile States Cannot Be Fixed With State-Building
July 27, 2015
A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key U.S. Allies and Security Partners
July 22, 2015
A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key U.S. Allies and Security Partners
The Approaching Implosion of Venezuela and Strategic Implications for the United States
July 10, 2015
Paid to Perform: Aligning Total Military Compensation with Talent Management, Vol. 8
June 30, 2015
Paid to Perform: Aligning Total Military Compensation with Talent Management, Vol. 8
Russian Ballistic Missile Defense: Rhetoric and Reality
June 29, 2015
Russian Ballistic Missile Defense: Rhetoric and Reality
The Strategic Lessons Unlearned from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan: Why the ANSF Will Not Hold, and the Implications for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan
June 25, 2015
The Strategic Lessons Unlearned from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan: Why the ANSF Will Not Hold, and the Implications for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Joining the New Caravan: ISIS and the Regeneration of Terrorism in Southeast Asia
June 25, 2015
Does Anyone Really Know What’s Going On? Likely Not.
June 17, 2015
The New Russian Engagement with Latin America: Strategic Position, Commerce, and Dreams of the Past
June 17, 2015
The New Russian Engagement with Latin America: Strategic Position, Commerce, and Dreams of the Past
The Strategic Importance of the Global Oil Market
June 4, 2015
The Strategic Importance of the Global Oil Market