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“An Enviable Position in the Pacific,” an interview with GEN Xavier Brunson

Guest host Tom Spahr interviews General Xavier Brunson, Commander United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea (UNC/CFC/USFK). They discuss Korea, the Indo-Pacific, and mission command.


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

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.

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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U.S. Governmental Information Operations and Strategic Communications: A Discredited Tool or User Failure? Implications for Future Conflict
December 3, 2013
U.S. Governmental Information Operations and Strategic Communications: A Discredited Tool or User Failure? Implications for Future Conflict

What Is Next for Mali? The Roots of Conflict and Challenges to Stability
November 20, 2013
What Is Next for Mali? The Roots of Conflict and Challenges to Stability

Washington’s Debt, Beijing’s Bubble, and the Discussion No One is Having
November 15, 2013

State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Somalia
November 14, 2013
State Collapse, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Somalia

Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia
November 12, 2013
Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia

Reforming the Police in Post-Soviet States: Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
November 6, 2013
Reforming the Police in Post-Soviet States: Georgia and Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia After 2014
November 3, 2013
Central Asia After 2014

Changing Minds In The Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What To Do About It
October 28, 2013
Changing Minds In The Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What To Do About It

Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University
October 22, 2013
Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future. Selected Presentations from a Symposium at the National Defense University

NATO Missile Defense and the European Phased Adaptive Approach: The Implications of Burden-Sharing and the Underappreciated Role of the U.S. Army
October 18, 2013
NATO Missile Defense and the European Phased Adaptive Approach: The Implications of Burden-Sharing and the Underappreciated Role of the U.S. Army