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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’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

Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico and the Government’s Response

The US government threats of tariffs on the Mexican government if it did not do more to control illicit fentanyl flows into the United States have cast new attention on the growing problem of transnational organized crime that has wrought violence

Waging War without Disruption: China’s People’s Armed Police in a Future...

As one of the three branches of China’s armed forces, the People’s Armed Police (PAP) (人民武装警察) operates alongside the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (人民解放军) and the militia (民兵) as a key instrument of Chinese Communist Party power. According to the

European Security | April 21, 2025

Russia's the Enemy

The United States has never been directly involved in the war in Ukraine. U.S. troops weren’t sent there to fight for Ukraine against the Russian invaders, and both sides of our political spectrum seemed intent on keeping it that way. Russia remained
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Deterring Russia in the Gray Zone
March 20, 2019
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The Army Role in Achieving Deterrence in Cyberspace
March 18, 2019
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International Relations Theories and Russia: Russia’s Tragic Great Power Politics
March 8, 2019

Conventional Deterrence and Landpower in Northeastern Europe
March 7, 2019
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What Next for Russia’s Front-Line States?
February 22, 2019
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Implications of Service Cyberspace Component Commands for Army Cyberspace Operations
February 15, 2019
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Contemporary Chemical Weapons Use in Syria and Iraq by the Assad Regime and the Islamic State
February 7, 2019
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Examining the Roles of Army Reserve Component Forces in Military Cyberspace Operations
January 31, 2019
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Scenario Planning and Strategy in the Pentagon
January 29, 2019
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Executive Summary: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War, Vol. 2
January 17, 2019
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