Ying Yu Lin
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China
With the Promotion of New Generals, Xi Prioritises Internal Control
The Chinese military’s latest promotion of new generals should not be viewed simply as an effort to fill vacancies but as part of its reconstruction...
Maritime Strategy
Quasi-Quarantine Operations Held East of Taiwan
Executive Summary: Recent coast guard and maritime patrol operations east of Taiwan are best understood as a test of a “quasi-quarantine” model....
China
Xi's Control of His Regime Is Looking Ever More Stalinist
With repeated purges, Xi Jinping increasingly resembles Joseph Stalin in controlling the regime that he leads. The Chinese Communist Party general...
China
Xi's Latest Moves Show Corruption Is Still a Big Military Problem
The latest personnel changes in the Chinese military show that Xi Jinping is seeking to tighten control by bringing its political apparatus under the...
Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
New Wine Into New Wineskins: The Evolving Role of the PLA Navy Marine Corps in Amphibious Warfare and Other Mission Areas
Editor’s Note: In February 2019, China Brief presented an article in two parts by Dennis J. Blasko and Roderick Lee, which profiled order-of-battle...
Military Strategy
One Step Forward, One Step Back for PLA Military Education
CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s sweeping reorganization of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2016 was meant to shake up ossified bureaucracies,...
The Services Do Not Need a Four-Star Autonomous Warfare Command
By Steven Wills • RealClearDefense
Honor Them While There Is Still Time
By Jeffrey Rosales • RealClearDefense
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Will HASC Have an Oversight Subcommittee in the Next Congress?
By Christopher J. Bright • RealClearDefense
Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders.
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Closing the Sea: Lessons from Ancient Mediterranean Blockades
By DeCasien, CIMSECFrom Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefenseFaster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Bombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
By Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
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