"What does seem clear at this point is that the PLA recognizes that its reforms and modernization efforts are an ongoing effort, which will require further adjustments," author Dean Cheng writes.
The Trump Administration's Space Force proposal is "a canary in a very toxic space environment that is warning us about the challenges -- military competition, a sense of vulnerability, increasing capabilities for counterspace operations -- that we are just not dealing with very well," says Jessica West of Canada's Project Ploughshares
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent appearance in a military uniform while touring a military command center and the attendant description of him as “commander in chief” of the facility, drew extensive Chinese and foreign media attention. Was his appearance in uniform a reflection of a militarizing China? Was the description of him as “commander in chief” […]