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  • Slide for Planning for Protracted Conflict with China: Five Questions to Ask

    By Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens

    Where and how a conflict starts will affect the kind of war it will be.

  • Parameters | Summer 2025

    Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Indo-Pacific Challenges, Russia-Ukraine Issues, and Historical Studies).

  • Slide for Assessing the PLA’s Strengths and Weaknesses for Achieving the PRC’s Goals

    By Dennis J. Blasko and Rick Gunnell

    This chapter examines the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) within the context of its modernization process and argues that the persistence of shortcomings may undercut the confidence senior leaders would prefer to have before deciding to initiate major combat.

  • Conversations on Strategy Podcast Episode 57

    By LGen Michael C. Wright

    Commander of the Canadian Army Lieutenant General Michael C. Wright discusses the Canadian Army, modernization, Ukraine, technology, and more. Listen in for insights about the Canadian Army, its mission, its future, and how America’s neighbor to the north partners with the United States.