China China’s military is poised to become a world class force May 24, 2018 0 Written by Srikanth Kondapalli. The 19th Party Congress guidelines, published in October 2017, envisioned the establishment of joint theatre commands by the 2020 and the People's…
China Speeding Up Defence Industry Reform under Xi Jinping May 16, 2018 0 Written by Arthur Ding. Xi Jinping has been widely recognized as the most ambitious leader of China in recent years, on par with Chairman Mao…
China Getting it Wrong: Chinese Strategy in the South China Sea May 15, 2018 0 Written by Peter Lorge. One of the abiding criticisms of American military policy in the post-Cold War era is that it lacks a strategy. This…
China Recent U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings on China’s Military May 14, 2018 0 Written by Bert Chapman. U.S. congressional committees play an important role in U.S. government policymaking due to their legislative, oversight, war declaration, and funding authorities…
China The China-Russia security relationship March 12, 2018 0 Written by Paul J. Bolt and Sharyl N. Cross. Russia and China, the world’s two leading authoritarian states, engage in substantive defence and security cooperation.…
China 2017 Defense Department Report on Chinese Military Power June 22, 2017 1 Written by Bert Chapman. The 2000 National Defense Authorization Act saw Congress direct the Pentagon to prepare an annual report on Chinese military power in…
Development Japan’s Indigenous Weapons Development and Regional Defense Cooperation February 21, 2017 1 Written by Scott N. Romaniuk, Tobias J. Burgers and Shih-Yueh Yang. Japan has been active in weapons research and development (WRD) for several decades. During the…
China Why the US has little to fear from Chinese leaders meeting with tech titans September 22, 2015 0 Written by Peter K Yu. Later this week, President Xi Jinping will pay his first state visit to the US. Shortly before the visit, Chinese leaders…
Space China’s Space Program and Comprehensive National Power October 28, 2014 1 Written by Dean Cheng. As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) assumes an increasingly significant role in the world, its influence grows across a wide array…
Space China’s anti-satellite (ASAT) program: Art of War meets 21st Century technology October 26, 2014 0 Written by Alex Calvo. It is often said that in warfare it is essential to command heights, an injunction one can find in the Art…