Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | June 26, 2025

Planning for Protracted Conflict With China: Five Questions to Ask

Where and how a conflict starts will affect the kind of war it will be.

China Landpower Studies Center | June 3, 2025

Assessing the PLA’s Strengths and Weaknesses for Achieving the PRC’s Goals

This chapter examines the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) within the context of its modernization process and argues that the persistence of shortcomings may undercut the confidence senior leaders would prefer

China Landpower Studies Center | May 20, 2025

China Landpower Studies Center Newsletter II

In our second newsletter, we will share the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC) team’s latest analysis and insights on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

China Landpower Studies Center | May 8, 2025

Ecuador’s Incoming Government Faces Difficult Choices Regarding China

With Daniel Noboa returning to the presidency and a new Chinese ambassador on the way, China-Ecuador relations are at an inflection point.From April 22-25, I had the opportunity to travel to Quito, Ecuador, to address an international forum on China

China Landpower Studies Center | May 8, 2025

China’s Coming Diplomatic Blitz in the Americas

The next few months will bring a series of high-profile multilateral engagements between China and Latin American countries, as Beijing seeks to capitalize on discontent with Trump.In the coming three months, China will have a number of opportunities

Category: External Articles

Unlearning Counterinsurgency
November 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Steven Metz Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat and Response
November 1, 2004 — Authors: Dr Steven Metz, LTC Raymond A Millen Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges... MORE

Shadows of Things Past and Images of the Future: Lessons for the Insurgencies in Our Midst
November 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring This monograph begins with a short discussion of contemporary insurgency... MORE

Islamic Rulings on Warfare
November 1, 2004 — Authors: LTCDR Youssef H Aboul-Enein, Dr Sherifa D Zuhur The global war on terror (GWOT) and the... MORE

Confronting an Irregular and Catastrophic Future
October 1, 2004 — Author: Mr Nathan P Freier Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

Civil-Military Cooperation in Peace Operations: The Case of Kosovo
October 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Thomas R Mockaitis The humanitarian intervention in Kosovo provides an excellent case... MORE

Current and Future Challenges for Asian Nonproliferation Export Controls: A Regional Response
October 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Scott A Jones As Asia develops into a clearly demarcated economic "region," it is... MORE

Civil-Military Change in China: Elites, Institutes, and Ideas After the 16th Party Congress
September 1, 2004 — Authors: Dr Andrew Scobell, Dr Larry M Wortzel In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held... MORE

A Nation at War in an Era of Strategic Change
September 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Williamson Murray The President, Secretary of Defense, and the Army's Chief of Staff have... MORE

Uncomfortable Questions Regarding the inevitable Succession of Power in Cuba
September 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE