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The Prize: Why Taiwan and its Place in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Matter to the United States
Taiwan has always played a vital role in strategic thinking on the defense of Japan and of the U.S.’s position in the western Pacific. As part of the “first island chain” that circles the Chinese coast, Taiwan would be geopolitically priceless to Beijing if under... MORE
An Assessment of the Russian Airborne Troops and Their Role on Tomorrow’s Battlefield
During the last several years, the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) have undergone important changes in organization as well as the procurement of equipment—a process that is by no means complete. For the foreseeable future, the VDV is set to expand the number of units and... MORE
Coercive Labor and Forced Displacement in Xinjiang’s Cross-Regional Labor Transfer Program
Dr. Adrian Zenz is one of the world’s leading scholars on People’s Republic of China (PRC) government policies towards the country’s western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. In 2017-2018, Dr. Zenz’s analysis played a significant role in bringing to light the Chinese government’s campaign of... MORE
Sterilizations, IUDs, and Mandatory Birth Control: The CCP’s Campaign to Suppress Uyghur Birthrates in Xinjiang
Dr. Adrian Zenz is one of the world’s leading scholars on People’s Republic of China (PRC) government policies towards the country’s western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. Research performed by Dr. Zenz in 2017-2018 played a significant role in bringing to light the Chinese government’s... MORE
How to Defend the Baltic States
Since at least 2014, the United States’ National Security Strategy and almost every major US think tank has called attention to the parlous state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) eastern flank. There, some of NATO’s newest and smallest member states are threatened by... MORE
The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO’s Baltic Flank
No country better stands to transform the strategic military balance in the Baltic Sea Region than Belarus. Wedged between Russia and America’s NATO allies in northeastern Europe, Belarus until recently has not been considered in discussions about the North Atlantic Alliance’s Baltic flank. A variety... MORE
Baltic Interoperability Report
The “Baltic Interoperability Report” is the first publication of the Baltic Security Strategy Project (BSSP), the largest independent security study in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. For these three countries, which are challenged by variations in regional stability and security over the years, enhanced military interoperability... MORE
Diplomacy in the Land of No Good Options: Assessing North Korea’s Nuclear Doctrine and the Prospects for Denuclearization
It is late in 2018, a year that has been characterized by twists and turns in the U.S.-North Korean relationship. It may prove to be a pivotal year in the 70-year history of this tortured relationship. Or, as many pundits predict, it may turn out... MORE
Bulgaria’s Ambitions for a Balkan Gas Hub: Challenges, Opportunities and the Role of a New Offshore Gas Storage Project
The nearing completion of two major natural gas pipelines to the Balkans, the Southern Gas Corridor and TurkStream, has fueled Bulgaria’s ambitions to become a regional gas hub. On November 30, the Bulgarian parliament included the construction of the Balkan Gas Hub in the national... MORE
PLA System of Systems Operations: Enabling Joint Operations by Kevin McCauley
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing a broad and deep transformation based on their analysis of the information technology-driven revolution in military affairs. The military reforms announced in November 2013 are intended to accelerate the long-term military modernization program that has been slowed by... MORE
PLA Air Force, Naval Aviation, and Army Aviation Aviator Recruitment, Education, and Training
PLA Air Force, Naval Aviation, and Army Aviation Aviator Recruitment, Education, and Training By Kenneth W. Allen Available for Free Download at the Bottom of the Page This report provides an overview of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aviation branch’s aviator recruitment, education, and training. Although... MORE
Building a Strong Informatized Strategic Missile Force
Building a Strong Informatized Strategic Missile Force: An Overview of the Second Artillery Force with a Focus on Training in 2014 By Kenneth W. Allen and Jana Allen Available for Free Download at the Bottom of the Page This report analyzes the training and personnel recruitment of the... MORE
Russia’s Zapad 2013 Military Exercise: Lessons for Baltic Regional Security
Zapad 2013 was a wide-scale military exercise carried out by the Russian and Belarusian military forces in September 2013. The joint maneuvers, which were held in Belarus and western Russia, simulated an incursion by foreign-backed “terrorist” groups originating from the Baltic States. This exercise—involving tens... MORE
China and Afghanistan After the NATO Withdrawal
By Richard Weitz Available for Free Download at the Bottom of the Page Chinese policymakers have conflicting sentiments regarding the planned military withdrawal of the United States and its allies from Afghanistan. PRC officials have expressed their commitment to collaborate with the international community to promote political... MORE
Al-Qaeda and Its Heirs
On December 9, 2014, the Jamestown Foundation organized the Eighth Annual Terrorism Conference. This report contains eight papers from presenters at the conference. Michael W. S. Ryan leads with “The Islamic State: What Victory Means.” Nicholas A. Heras then discusses “Swimming in a Turbulent Sea? Non-State Threats... MORE
A Net Assessment of Developments in Eurasia Since the Start of 2014
During the week of October 14–20, 2014, Eurasia Daily Monitor presented a series of special issues featuring net assessments of developments across Eurasia since the beginning of the year. Following Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity on the Maidan, and Russia’s ensuing cynical attack on the country... MORE