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  • Peace and Unity: China’s Growing Military Footprint in Tanzania | Jake Vartanian
    Peace and Unity: China’s Growing Military Footprint in Tanzania

    By Jake Vartanian

    The July and August 2024 Sino-Tanzanian training exercise Peace Unity-2024 (和平团结-2024) provided the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) an opportunity to apply its growing joint expeditionary capability, while also strengthening its relationship with a key strategic partner on the African continent.1 Commemorating 60 years of bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Tanzania, the exercise included antipiracy and counterterrorism training events that enabled the PLA to train in Tanzania’s complex terrain alongside elements of the Tanzanian People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) ...

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  • The PRC’s strategic use of and reluctance to establish military hotlines reflect a calculated approach to escalation risk, which can be seen in crises ranging from the accidental bombing of its embassy in Belgrade in 1999 to the present day. There is a recognition that hotlines offer tactical benefits, but they are not viewed as a solution to
    Understanding the PRC’s Selective Use of Military Hotlines

    By Jake Rinaldi

    Executive Summary: The PRC’s strategic use of and reluctance to establish military hotlines reflect a calculated approach to escalation risk, which can be seen in crises ranging from the accidental bombing of its embassy in Belgrade in 1999 to the present day. There is a recognition that hotlines offer tactical benefits, but they are not viewed as a solution ...

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  • CLSC Dialogues Ep 18 – Josh Arostegui and Dennis Blasko – “A Baseline Assessment of the PLA Army's Border Reinforcement Operations in the Aksai Chin”
    “A Baseline Assessment of the PLA Army's Border Reinforcement Operations in the Aksai Chin”

    By Josh Arostegui and Dennis Blasko

    In episode 18 of CLSC Dialogues, Josh Arostegui interviews prominent China expert Dennis Blasko on his analysis of PLA Army and Boader Defense Unit activity along the Line of Actual Control between China and India. He describes the development of infrastructure that allows the PLA to maintain a more robust forward presence. He further describes ...

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  • The Growing Significance of China-Russia Defense Cooperation | Brian G. Carlson
    The Growing Significance of China-Russia Defense Cooperation

    By Brian G. Carlson

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two recent meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, especially his visit to Beijing in May, reinforced US and allied concerns about the China-Russia relationship, especially the two countries’ growing security cooperation. In recent months, US officials have increasingly called attention to the support that China is providing to Russia’s defense industry, which has helped Russia to ...

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  • Bolivia and US Dilemmas in Engaging with Problematic Regimes in Latin America
    Bolivia and US Dilemmas in Engaging with Problematic Regimes in Latin America

    By Dr. R. Evan Ellis

    I recently had the opportunity to engage with a senior Bolivian colleague connected with the

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  • The Impact of the Political Orientation of Latin America, on the Advance of the People’s Republic of China in the Region R. Evan Ellis
    The Impact of the Political Orientation of Latin America, on the Advance of the People’s Republic of China in the Region

    By R. Evan Ellis

    Latin America is currently undergoing unprecedented political shifts. This phenomenon is characterized by the recent electoral victories of left-ofcenter candidates in Mexico in 2018; Argentina in 2019; Peru, Honduras, and Chile in 2021; and in Brazil and Colombia ...

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