The Global Research Group explores strategic issues around the world.
By Dr. R. Evan Ellis
Bolivia, strategically at the center of South America, faces a critical election that will define
As the US Army organizes, trains, and equips for an unforeseen future, service decisions should create or amplify relative operational advantages over the US military’s rising foe—the People’s Liberation Army. Discerning critical differences between American and Chinese land forces is a prerequisite for such efforts.
By Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Where and how a conflict starts will affect the kind of war it will be.
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.