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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: China Landpower Studies Center

The Costs of Conflict: The Impact on China of a Future War
October 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Andrew Scobell It is increasingly important for Americans to think carefully about the... MORE

AC/RC Integration: Today’s Success and Transformation’s Challenge
October 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Dallas D Owens Lieutenant Colonel Dallas Owens analyzes current integration programs and... MORE

Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain
October 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Michael Desch In the past half-century, the classic military conflict of armies... MORE

The Hart-Rudman Commission and the Homeland Defense
September 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Ian Roxborough With the exception of attacks by ballistic missiles, the continental... MORE

Internal Wars: Rethinking Problem and Response
September 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring Asymmetric guerrilla war—insurgencies, internal wars, and other... MORE

Funding Defense: Challenges of Buying Military Capability in Sub-Saharan Africa
September 1, 2001 — Authors: COL Daniel W Henk, Dr Martin Revayi Rupiya Martin Rupiya, Director of the University of... MORE

Preparing for Asymmetry: As Seen Through the Lens of Joint Vision 2020
September 1, 2001 — Author: Ms Melissa Applegate Since the mid-1990s, the concept of strategic asymmetry has begun to... MORE

Toward a Strategy of Positive Ends
September 1, 2001 — Authors: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II, BG Huba Wass de Czege Brigadier General (Retired) Huba Wass de... MORE

Budget Policy and Fiscal Risk: Implications for Defense
September 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Dennis S Ippolito The defense budget remains one of the central shaping features of U.S... MORE

Jihadi Groups, Nuclear Pakistan, and the New Great Game
August 1, 2001 — Author: Dr M Ehsan Ahrari For the United States and other nations concerned with security in South... MORE