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March 25, 2025
China’s exploitation of overseas ports and bases
This paper examines the potential for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to exploit its growing network of overseas ports and bases to challenge control of the seas in a conventional war with the United States.
March 17, 2025
China’s Quest for Military Supremacy: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Wuthnow and Dr. Phil Saunders
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Joel Wuthnow and Dr. Phil Saunders discuss their new book, “China’s Quest for Military Supremacy.”
March 10, 2025
China's Quest for Military Supremacy: A Conversation
On 25 Feb, INSS China Center Director Dr. Phillip Saunders and Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joel Wuthnow (INSS) spoke about their new book China’s Quest for Military Supremacy on the podcast, Mapping Global China Initiative, hosted by Maria Carrai at NYU Shanghai.
Feb. 19, 2025
Drones and Biotechnological Weaponry: Emerging Risks, Strategic Threats, and Viable Readiness
Dr. Diane DiEuliis (CSWMD), in collaboration with Dr. James Giordano (CDTFW) from INSS, delve into the formidable challenge posed by the convergence of drone technology, synthetic biology, and gene-editing.
Feb. 5, 2025
Rising Dominance of the Tactical Defense
T.X. Hammes published his article “Rising Dominance of the Tactical Defense” in the 57th issue of HNDC’s Review ATHENA.
Feb. 3, 2025
Warship Weapons for Merchant Ship Platforms
T.X. Hammes co-authors this article about how turning merchant ships into warships with missiles and drones would expand the combat fleet quickly.
Build Containerized Missile Ships for Rapid and Affordable Fleet Growth
T.X. Hammes co-authors this article for CIMSEC, supporting building containerized missile ships for rapid and affordable fleet growth.
Jan. 24, 2025
Dr. Tom Lynch Discusses "The Future of Great Power Competition" in DAU Webinar
On 21 January 2025, Dr. Tom Lynch (INSS) gave a virtual lecture and addressed subsequent questions in a two-hour webinar the topic of "The Future of Great Power Competition" to an online audience of almost 400 from the U.S. Defense acquisition community.
Jan. 13, 2025
Forward Persistence in Great Power Cyber Competition
On 19 December, Dr. Tom Lynch (INSS) published his article titled, "Forward Persistence in Great Power Cyber Competition: Military Assets in a Relative Power Erosion Framework," in Cyber Defense Review Vol. 9, No. 3 (Fall 2024) 81-102.
Jan. 3, 2025
The other space control: who does what in the national security space enterprise
In an op-ed on SpaceNews.com, Todd Pennington (Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy) surveys several deliberations about roles and missions in the national security space enterprise.