Volume 18 Issue 3

Articles from Volume 18 Issue 3

In a Fortnight: In Maldives Standoff, China Looks to Safeguard Growing Interests

02.26.2018 Matt Schrader

A deepening electoral crisis in the small island nation of the Maldives, located roughly 300 miles west-southwest of India’s southern tip, has highlighted the growth...

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Amphibious Operations: Lessons of Past Campaigns for Today’s PLA

02.26.2018 Kevin McCauley

Amphibious operations are important components of current PLA doctrinal writings and exercises. With no recent experience in amphibious warfare, PLA military science examines foreign and...

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Beijing’s Vision for a Reshaped International Order

02.26.2018 Nadège Rolland

The “community of common destiny” (命运共同体) has emerged as one of Xi Jinping’s most favorite “diplospeak” phrases, appearing in his public speeches more than a...

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Party Congress Reshuffle Strengthens Xi’s Hold on Central Military Commission

02.26.2018 Nan Li

Xi Jinping has introduced major institutional changes to strengthen his control of the PLA in his roles as Party leader and chair of the Central...

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“Full Employment” in Tibet: The Beginning and End of Chen Quanguo’s Neo-Socialist Experiment

02.26.2018 Adrian Zenz

Introduction On November 8th, 2017, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) published its second and final public job intake for the year, completing its annual process...

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