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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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China-Latin America Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position
August 1, 2011
China-Latin America Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position

National Security Reform 2010: A Midterm Assessment
August 1, 2011
National Security Reform 2010: A Midterm Assessment

Colloquium Brief: The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma
July 15, 2011

Colloquium Brief: Conflict Management: A Tool for U.S. National Security Strategy
July 6, 2011

Op-Ed: A National Strategic Narrative and Grand Strategy for the 21st Century
July 1, 2011

The Changing Face of Afghanistan, 2001-08
July 1, 2011

Russia in the Arctic
July 1, 2011
Russian Military Politics and Russia's 2010 Defense Doctrine

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy: Intersecting Trajectories
July 1, 2011
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy: Intersecting Trajectories

The New Aztecs: Ritual and Restraint in Contemporary Western Military Operations
July 1, 2011
Puncturing the Counterinsurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present, and Future

Understanding the North Korea Problem: Why It Has Become the “Land of Lousy Options”
July 1, 2011
Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09: A Case of Operational Surprise and Institutional Response