Jul 22, 2026

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, visiting faculty at the China Landpower Studies Center at the US Army War College and an associate professor at the University of Texas—Austin, joins the CLSC Dialogues to discuss the People’s Republic of China’s four Global Initiatives and her recent publication on China’s mobilizational initiatives.

Jul 21, 2026

Nam Tran

Jul 16, 2026

Great-power competition demands more than military might—it requires a grand strategy. In No Peer Rivals, Ionut Popescu argues that the United States must embrace a bold, offensive realist approach to maintain its global leadership against rising challengers like China and Russia. This provocative book offers a clear roadmap for navigating the strategic complexities of a multipolar world.

Jul 16, 2026

Sanctions, threats, and isolation have become staples of US foreign policy—but are they working? In US Coercive Diplomacy and the Global Order, Richard Outzen delivers a sharp critique of post–Cold War American strategy, revealing how overreliance on coercive tools has often undermined global influence and strategic credibility. Drawing on case studies and firsthand experience, this book offers a vital roadmap for more disciplined and effective statecraft in an era of renewed great power competition.

Jul 16, 2026

William H. Chickering brings to light the untold story of FULRO, a coalition of Vietnam’s indigenous minorities who fought for autonomy amid the chaos of Cold War conflict. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, the book reveals how these fighters navigated betrayal, shifting alliances, and global indifference. It’s a powerful account of resistance and identity in one of the most complex theaters of the Vietnam War.

Jul 16, 2026

In A Military History of the New World Disorder: 1989–2022, Jonathan M. House explores how the collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise not to global stability, but to a chaotic new era of fragmented conflicts and shifting military strategies. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria and Ukraine, House examines how world powers adapted—or failed to adapt—to a world without a clear strategic framework. This sweeping analysis reveals the complex interplay between political decisions and battlefield realities in the post–Cold War age of uncertainty.

Jul 16, 2026

In this powerful account of armored warfare, Dr. Andrew Eric Wright Sr. chronicles the role of US Army tank crews during the Iraq War, highlighting their resilience, tactics, and battlefield innovation. Through firsthand narratives and operational analysis, the book captures the grit and complexity of mechanized combat in a volatile theater. It is a compelling tribute to the soldiers who lived by the creed: “Death Before Dismount.”

Jun 25, 2026

By Joshua Arostegui

n April 2026, PLA Daily reported that the Material and Energy Bureau of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Logistics Support Department (中央军委后勤保障部军需能源局) has formally compiled and distributed the Military Dietary Nutrition and Standardized Production Guidance Series (军队膳食营养与标准化制作指导丛书). Distributed across all People’s Liberation Army (PLA) theaters, services, and arms, this multivolume guidance represents a sweeping institutional effort to digitize, industrialize, and scientifically standardize tactical sustenance down to the grassroots level. Rather than treating field feeding as a localized administrative task, the new regulations introduce quantifiable “Field Support Recommendation Indexes” and mandate a transition toward data-driven, phase-specific dietary planning.

Jun 24, 2026

Joaquin Camarena and Anthony Costanzo