Regional Issues - Category Annual Estimate

Regional Issues

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 12, 2026

The PLA’s Joint Operations Training Reform Remains in an Exploratory Phase

K. Tristan Tang

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 11, 2026

Frustrating the Fait Accompli: How Rocket Artillery Changes the Taiwan S...

China is furious about the United States’ recently announced $11 billion arms deal with Taiwan, and for good reason. Beyond simply comprising a significant assortment of military equipment, the package supports Taiwan’s developing asymmetric-warfare

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

PLA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support Are Still ...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

If China Attacks Taiwan: Beijing Risks Social Instability in a Conflict

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Jake Rinaldi, and Bonnie Glaser on the risk of domestic social instability for Beijing if China attacked Taiwan. A podcast from The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

Category: Annual Estimate

Dismantling North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Programs
April 1, 2005 — Author: COL David J Bishop This paper examines the choices available to the United States for... MORE

American Grand Strategy After 9/11: An Assessment
April 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Stephen D Biddle In the three years since 9-11, the Administration has yet to arrive at a... MORE

Transformation and Strategic Surprise
April 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Colin S Gray The current process of military transformation will enable the Armed Forces... MORE

The Transatlantic Defense Industrial Base: Restructuring Scenarios and Their Implications
April 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Terrence R Guay Opportunities for the construction of a transatlantic defense sector are... MORE

Afghanistan: Reconstituting a Collapsed State
April 1, 2005 — Author: LTC Raymond A Millen LTC Raymond A. Millen examines warlordism as the principal impediment... MORE

The New RC: Will it Please Anyone?
April 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Dallas D Owens Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly... MORE

Saudi Arabia: Islamic Threat, Political Reform, and the Global War on Terror
March 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Sherifa D Zuhur This monograph examines the convergence of the war on terror on Saudi... MORE

Street Gangs: The New Urban Insurgency
March 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring The primary thrust of this monograph is to explain the linkage of... MORE

Seizing the Day: Resolution in and around the Black Sea
March 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our... MORE

The U.S.-India Relationship: Strategic Partnership or Complementary Interests?
February 1, 2005 — Author: Dr Amit Gupta This monograph examines the U.S.-India security relationship and argues that... MORE