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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
China Landpower Studies Center | May 14, 2026

Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and KMT Trip to Beijing, Part 2

In part two of this two-part episode, COL Kyle Marcrum and Dr. Jessica Liao discuss Taiwan President Lai’s special defense budget and the Kuomingdang Chair, Cheng Li-wun, visit to Beijing.
China Landpower Studies Center | May 13, 2026

Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and KMT Trip to Beijing, Part 1

In part one of this two-part episode, COL Kyle Marcrum and Dr. Jessica Liao discuss Taiwan President Lai’s special defense budget and why it is stalled in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.
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Known Unknowns: Unconventional “Strategic Shocks” in Defense Strategy Development
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Stability Operations and State Building: Continuities and Contingencies
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Leadership and National Security Reform: The Next President’s Agenda
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Dueling Natures
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Cover for Dueling Natures
Slowing Military Change
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The View from There
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Cover for The View from There
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September 1, 2008
U.S. Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding Costs, Cultures, and Conflicts
September 1, 2008
The “People” in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China’s Military
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