The Central Military Commission (CMC) refers to the parallel national defense organizations of the Communist Party of China and the People’s Republic of China: the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, a Party organ under the CPC Central Committee, and the Central Military Commission of the People’s …
The Chinese military has published photos of recent air force drills that at least one expert quoted in ruling party media identified Tuesday as a direct message to neighboring India. Tensions between the two Asian powers have once again risen after they threatened to come to blows over a border
Origins of the Samurai Although an emperor has reigned in Japan since ancient times, by the late 1100s powerful military leaders were challenging the power of …
It is in some ways remarkable that there is still no commonly agreed method on quantifying and ranking national military power. There is one such for economics, for instance. It is called the GDP. You can make somewhat different arguments on relative economic size or living standards based on
The World at War: Discussion Questions. What was the economic situation in Japan around 1930? Why was this? Who dominated the government in Japan at this time?
This book identifies how Asia’s major powers have developed military strategies to address their most significant challenges.
Hard power is the use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. This form of political power is often aggressive (), and is most effective when imposed by one political body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power.
Reuters explores the strategy behind China’s military ambitions, and reveals how U.S. allies and profit-driven individuals are helping Beijing bypass arms sanctions.
2018 Military Strength Ranking The complete Global Firepower list for 2018 puts the military powers of the world into full perspective.
The following is the first public Chinese Military Strategy white paper, released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on May 26, 2015.