Recent Publications

Central Asia: A New Great Game?
June 1, 1996 — Author: LTC Dianne L Smith In January 1996, the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conference on "Asian Security to the Year 2000." One focus of the conferees was the growing relevance of events in Central Asia. Perhaps nowhere on the continent was the... MORE

China and the Revolution in Military Affairs
May 1, 1996 — Authors: Dr Bates Gill, LTC Lonnie Henley In April 1996, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its Seventh Annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was, "China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and…or Peer Competitor."Dr. Bates Gill of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), on a panel entitled,... MORE

Shaping China’s Future in World Affairs: The U.S. Role
April 1, 1996 — Author: Mr Robert G. Sutter In April 1996, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its Seventh Annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was, "China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and…or Peer Competitor."Robert G. Sutter, a Senior Specialist in International Policy with the Congressional Research Service of the Library... MORE

China’s Strategic View: The Role of the People’s Liberation Army
April 1, 1996 — Author: Dr June Teufel-Dreyer In April 1996, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its Seventh Annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was, "China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and…or Peer Competitor."Dr. June Tuefel Dreyer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, on a panel examining "China's... MORE

International Politics in Northeast Asia: The China-Japan-United States Strategic Triangle
March 1, 1996 — Author: Dr Thomas L Wilborn The United States has vital security and economic interests in Northeast Asia, one of the most dynamic regions of the world. This monograph focuses on the three bilateral relationships, those connecting China, Japan, and the United States to each other, which will dominate the future of the region. Dr. Thomas Wilborn... MORE

Security Cooperation with China: Analysis and a Proposal
November 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Thomas L Wilborn Dr. Wilborn examines U.S.-China security cooperation before Tiananmen, the strategic context in which it took place, and the strategic environment of U.S.-China relations at the present time. He then concludes that the reasons which justified the program of security cooperation with China during the cold war are... MORE

Russian Policy and the Korean Crisis
September 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank North Korea's nuclear program is the greatest current threat to U.S. and Northeast Asian security. The outcome of negotiations over this program will have a tremendous impact on the future of the Korean peninsula and on the vital interests of the United States and neighboring states to North and South Korea: China, Japan,... MORE

The New Russia in the New Asia
July 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank This monograph offers an account of the current struggle inside Russia over Asian policy and of the direction of that struggle. The author describes the dominant Russian viewpoints on policy in Asia. Current proponents of an Asian policy based primarily upon military considerations seem to hold sway. Advocates of this... MORE