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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

Thucydides Was Right: Defining the Future Threat
April 3, 2015
Mastering the Gray Zone: Understanding a Changing Era of Conflict

Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in the Middle East / North Africa Region
April 2, 2015
Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in the Middle East / North Africa Region

Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes
April 1, 2015
Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes

Project 1704: A U.S. Army War College Analysis of Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe, an Appropriate U.S. Response, and the Implications for U.S. Landpower
March 26, 2015
Project 1704: A U.S. Army War College Analysis of Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe, an Appropriate U.S. Response, and the Implications for U.S. Landpower

Strategic Insights: From Ideology to Geopolitics: Russian Interests in Latin America
March 24, 2015

The Growling Bear or “Why The Army Owes Mr. Putin a Favor”
March 2, 2015

Prospects for Iran’s New Direction
February 20, 2015
Prospects for Iran's New Direction

Breaking the Nordic Defense Deadlock
February 20, 2015
Breaking the Nordic Defense Deadlock

Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession
February 17, 2015
Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession

Always Strategic: Jointly Essential Landpower
February 11, 2015
Always Strategic: Jointly Essential Landpower