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'Let China sleep, for when she awakens the whole whole world will tremble.' --Napoleon Bonaparte After a decade of large land-power campaigns in southwest Asia and the U.S. Central Command's [...]

For China, the ability to prevent a U.S. carrier strike from intervening in the event of a Taiwan Strait crisis is critical. Beijing's immediate strategic concerns have been defined with [...]

New ballistic missile developments have appeared in China involving the buildup of long-range and theater ballistic missiles, anti-satellite capabilities, and a manned space program. They would appear to be part of an integrated agenda to project power on a global level. Fueled by double-digit increases in its announced defense spending since 1989, China's military modernization program has improved that country's air and naval forces, and has given special attention to its ballistic missile forces. The author shows how these are a challenge to U.S. military dominance. Key Words: China, Taiwan, Ballistic Missiles, ABM, Satellites, warfare in space.

The debate among relevant sections of Russia's foreign policy elite regarding the country's military-technological cooperation with China are examined with reference to changing views under Presidents Yeltsin and Putin. Russian views are erratic and are significantly influenced by the dynamics of the relations between the U.S. and Russia.

In December 2004, the People's Republic of China published its fourth Defense White Paper, titled China's National Defense in 2004. The white paper is a striking document. Its framers seem [...]

This article examines the United States approach to the current revolution in military affairs (RMA), and examines the key players in promoting this revolution. The elements of the RMA--precision strike, information warfare, and dominant maneuver--are analyzed in turn. The underpinning of space systems for the RMA is addressed. The United States section concludes with an analysis of the factors driving the RMA and the concern in the United States of other countries embracing the RMA. The Chinese approach to the RMA is examined. The individuals involved in the discourse are identified and the origins of the RMA debate in China are traced. Also, addressed is the attempt to Sinify the RMA. The Russian approach to the RMA is traced, and indeed is the source of the concept called the Military Technical Revolution that evolved into the RMA. Key Words: Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA); United States; Russia; China

As is known, the role of any State on the international arena is predetermined by its economic and military power, the level of its scientific and technological development, its resources, [...]

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing military modernisation. The doctrinal developments and the role and directions of China's armed forces remain unclear.

Chinese nuclear thinking remains heavily veiled, but newly available primary sources and recent scholarship yield tantalizing insights. What emerges is a set of contradictions in posture, doctrine, and aspirations clustered [...]

Beijing proclaims itself a partner in counterterrorism. But its help has been minimal, it continues to sell weapons technology, and it uses terrorism as an excuse to suppress Muslims.