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pla update: Issue 19, March 22, 2024

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PLA Update, Issue 19, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

) operations in the Gulf of Aden; a trilateral exercise between the navies of the PRC, Russia, and Iran; and the PLA Army's (PLAA's) participation in the US-Thailand multilateral exercise Cobra Gold ... Feb 11-52N,044-12E (B Point) Navies of PRC, Russia, & Iran Conduct Fourth Combined Exercise The exercise reportedly did not feature counterterrorism drills as in past years, potentially to avoid drawing unwanted attention to PLAN inactivity in the nearby Red Sea area. From March 11 to 15, the navies of China, Iran, and Russia carried out combined drills near the Gulf of Oman

cna talks: The Iran Protests and Crackdown

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Analysis of the impact of the women-led protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. Is this a new Iranian Revolution led by women?

The Iran Protests and Crackdown Analysis of the impact of the women-led protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. Is this a new Iranian Revolution led by women? The Iran Protests and Crackdown Featuring:   Dr. Michael Connell , Principal Research Scientist,   Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division , CNA  and Nazee Moinian, Non-Resident Scholar, Iran Program, Middle East Institute Moderated by:   Nilanthi Samaranayake , Director,   Strategy and Policy Analysis Program , CNA With Introductions by:   Halleh Seyson , Vice President

Making-Captains-of-War-CNOS-Studies-Group-1981-1995

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The Strategic Studies Group, created by the Chief of Naval Operations in 1981 to prepare Navy officers to think strategically, succeeded, this review finds.

to study, even though consideration of such a contingency was against U.S. policy of supporting Saddam Hussein as a bulwark against Iran. SSG IX wargamed the invasion in February 1990 and found ... of its time by several months and senor military leaders did not accept it. They considered Iran to be the enemy and Saddam Hussein to be helpful. Trost retired from CNO in early July. SSG IX’s work

intersections: Issue 6, October 2023

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Intersections, Issue 6, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

Actions US imposes trade restrictions on PRC entities for procuring components for military UAVs used by Iran and Russia. On September 25, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry ... components for Iran’s Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. The Commerce Department also deemed six PRC aerospace entities as supporters of “military end users” in Russia or Belarus. Ally

pla update: Issue 20, April 30, 2024

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PLA Update, Issue 20, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

and included participants from seven countries, including China, Russia, and Iran. China sent 23 personnel from a brigade of the PLA Army's 78th Group Army, who were divided into a male team and a female team ... aspects of the exercise: Diversity of participating forces. According to the spokesperson, Security Belt 2024 featured 18 vessels from the navies of China, Russia, and Iran, which included

Russia India Relations: Multipolarity in Practice

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The Russia-India relationship has remained stable in the last five years despite a rapidly changing geopolitical situation.

(e.g., BRICS (an intergovernmental organization that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates), the Shanghai Cooperation ... such as China or Iran. Russian leaders are eager to maintain a strong relationship, considering that India plays an important role as a trendsetter for other states in the Global South. India likewise sees

ARMY 2022 Recap

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At its Army-2022 expo, Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced the official creation of an AI directorate and signed contracts totaling over $8 billion.

, included numerous military competitions by international teams from nations including Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Venezuela. Multiple Army-2022 related events also took place in China, Iran, Kazakhstan

Gender Research and Analysis

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This page aims to highlight CNA’s body of research that examines the security implications of gender for the United States, our allies, and competitors.

, and integration of women into military services.  CNA also sponsors gender discussions around topics like the 2022 protests in Iran, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impacts for women and girls

Economic Implications to Disrupting Oil Chokepoints

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The secure transportation of oil is critical to world trade and economic growth. Oil trade requires the use of maritime trade routes, as two-thirds of the world’s oil exports are transported by ocean.

that can enable or provide maritime security. Threats to the world’s chokepoints are numerous and diverse. The Strait of Hormuz is under a direct threat of closure by Iran. Somali pirates

Countering Threats and Challenges Program

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We help U.S. government leaders understand and counter less conventional threats like irregular, proxy and information warfare and terrorism.

Korea, Iran and the Middle East, Africa, South and Central Asia, and Latin America have conducted primary research and provided on-site support in more than 40 countries. David Knoll, Ph.D. Research