Eli Tirk

Eli Tirk is a Chinese Language-Enabled Analyst currently working at the SOSi Center for Intelligence, Research, and Analysis (CIRA). His main areas of focus include PLA military capabilities, Sino-U.S. relations, and PLA military diplomacy. Eli holds a BA from the George Washington University and a MA from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, a joint degree granting program of Johns Hopkins SAIS and Nanjing University.

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Articles by Eli Tirk

Sustaining China’s Sovereignty Claims: The PLA’s Embrace of Unmanned Logistics

Introduction The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has tested the use of unmanned vehicles (UAVs) to perform logistical missions such as transportation and resupply since 2018. In academic explorations of

Media Appearances

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers Interviewed by L’Express

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers was recently interviewed by French news outlet L’Express about the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit (NATO) in Washington DC... MORE

Books and Reports

Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2023

The June 2023 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor starts off with the reflections of Malam Bana Musaid, Boko Haram’s former “Number Four.” Following the brief, there is a look at how ISKP is using the martyrdom of Asadullah al-Urgenchi and Abu Muhammad al-Uzbeki to promote recruitment in Central Asia.... MORE