Recent Publications

Apr 11, 2024

US defense analysts are overdue for a fundamental reassessment of the strategic factors that would shape a future Sino-American war. The United States may lower the overall risk of sparking a war between Washington and Beijing by more formally committing advanced US capabilities in intelligence collection and targeting, long-range fires, and theater air and missile defense to Japan and South Korea and by initiating bilateral planning to introduce such capabilities in Taiwan in the future. The US defense community still lacks a broad and integrated national strategy for successfully managing the rivalry with China. A clear-eyed assessment of a possible United States-China war could lead to a national strategy.

Apr 9, 2024

This report analyzes the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) border reinforcement operation throughout the Aksai Chin and adjacent areas from summer 2020 to early 2021. It is based largely on analysis of Google Earth imagery and provides a baseline for further analysis of the PLA deployment along the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Aksai Chin. Chinese Army units appear ready to remain in a defensive posture near the LAC the Aksai Chin indefinitely.

Apr 4, 2024

By Dr. John R. Deni

As NATO marks 75 years since its founding, there are serious questions among some Americans who

Apr 4, 2024

By Dr. John R. Deni

Despite achieving notable successes over its seventy-five years of existence, NATO today faces a

Mar 28, 2024

By John R. Deni

Collective defense is back at center stage for NATO. This is primarily due to Russia’s 2014 invasion

Mar 27, 2024

By LTG Xavier T. Brunson, Retired MAJGEN Mick Ryan, COL Rich Butler

In this inaugural episode of CLSC Dialogues: Landpower in the Indo-Pacific, Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson, the commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, retired Major General Mick Ryan of the Australian Army, and Colonel Rich Butler, director of the China Landpower Studies Center, discuss new technologies and emerging trends in the Indo-Pacific.

Mar 20, 2024

Allies and partners are “a center of gravity” for the DoD National Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific. But are regional nations building military capacity to help the United States prepare for and deter a potential clash with the People’s Republic of China, or are they solely focused on defending their own territories? Although regional nations’ aims may often overlap, they also diverge

Mar 12, 2024

By R. Evan Ellis

From February 24 through March 2, I traveled to Argentina to speak with government, business and

Mar 7, 2024

The Spring issue is out! In this edition: “Ukraine: A Case for Urgency” by Anthony L. Tingle and Rebecca W. Jensen and “Strategic Art for Sanctions” by David Katz; SRAD DIRECTOR’S CORNER “Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: A Report from NATO's COE-DAT”; For the latest on the Indo-Pacific, Strategic Thinking, the Middle East, and even the US Civil War check out the new issue.

Mar 5, 2024

Sweden, a neutral country for two centuries, is joining NATO in a moveexperts say will have a