Brandon Tran

Brandon Tran is an international affairs and Chinese double major at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has interned with the Center for Naval Analyses, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Army War College, and been published in The Diplomat, Air University’s Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, the Modern War Institute, and more. Brandon hopes to commission as a military intelligence officer.

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Political Purification and Strategic Realignment in the PLA

11.14.2025 Gerui Zhang

Executive Summary: Personnel changes at the top of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) may shift its near-term strategy for Taiwan away from planning for a...

Publication China Brief China

PLA Factions and the Erosion of Xi’s Power Over the Military

03.15.2025 Brandon Tran

Executive Summary: Two waves of recent purges in the People’s Liberation Army have focused on Xi Jinping’s two major bases of support, the Shaanxi Gang...

Publication China Brief China