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Security Implications of the China-Russia-North Korea Triangle

This article analyzes the evolving strategic dynamics within the China-Russia-North Korea triangle and their implications for global security. It argues that while the strengthened Russia–North Korea relationship poses risks for China’s global

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.
Results:
Category: Annual Estimate

A National Security Staff for the 21st Century
December 1, 2012
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Op-Ed: Getting to the Win
November 28, 2012

The Moral Corrosion within Our Military Professions
November 27, 2012

Beyond the Battlefield: Institutional Army Transformation Following Victory in Iraq
November 1, 2012
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Learning by Doing: The PLA Trains at Home and Abroad
November 1, 2012
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The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma
November 1, 2012
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Jihadist Cells and “IED” Capabilities in Europe: Assessing the Present and Future Threat to the West
November 1, 2012
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Op-Ed: The Romance of Great Powers in Northeast Asia
October 23, 2012

A “Hollow Army” Reappraised: President Carter, Defense Budgets, and the Politics of Military Readiness
October 1, 2012
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Russia’s Homegrown Insurgency: Jihad in the North Caucasus
October 1, 2012
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