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China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint

New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Colonel Kyle Marcrum and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas on the SSI-developed China Strategic Competition Seminar. The conversation explores the origin and relevance of the seminar,

Forecasting the PRC’s Next Global Initiative

Executive Summary:• Xi Jinping could unveil a “global environmental initiative” as soon as mid-November 2025, at the COP31 summit in Brazil. This would align with previous initiatives that have been announced at international forums.• This new

The PLA’s Progress toward World-Class Ground Force Capabilities

This essay examines Xi Jinping’s dictum of creating a world-class military by 2049 and assesses the progress of the PLA ground forces toward achieving that notional benchmark.

Global Public Security with Chinese Characteristics

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Bonnie Glaser on China's Global Security Initiative.
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Category: External Articles

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

Iraq’s Shia Warlords and Their Militias: Political and Security Challenges and Options
June 3, 2015
Iraq’s Shia Warlords and Their Militias: Political and Security Challenges and Options