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Xi Jinping Is Weaker Than You Think
Although Xi wields significant influence over Chinese domestic politics—certainly more than his most recent predecessors—he still needs support from the Party elite. And on that front, some cracks are showing.
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Oct 14, 2022
Institute for Security and Development Policy
Howard Wang

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China's Strengthening of Communist Party Rule Is Not Just a Power Grab
Strengthening the leadership role of the Communist Party and removing term limits for President Xi Jinping have raised fears about increasingly authoritarian Chinese politics. While repression may well increase, boosting the party’s influence also increases the chance of badly needed reforms concerning governance and the economy.
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Apr 2, 2018
World Politics Review
Timothy R. Heath
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One Belt, One Road, One Ruler: China Term Limits Ban Imperils Progress
The abolition of presidential term limits in China represents a sea change in Communist Party politics and signals the consolidation of personalist rule by President Xi Jinping. Deviations from term limits are deleterious for good governance, political rights, and accountability.
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Mar 6, 2018
United Press International
Bill Gelfeld
Military Transformation

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What Does the 19th Party Congress Mean for the PLA?
The People's Liberation Army has a lot at stake in China's Communist Party Congress. In addition to changes in military leadership, reports issued at a Party Congress invariably contain directives to the military that can add impetus to ongoing initiatives.
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Oct 18, 2017
China Policy Institute Blog
Timothy R. Heath
Border and Port Security

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A Changing Cuba May Create Risks for Maritime Border Security
A changing Cuba may contribute to less secure maritime borders for the United States. The U.S. should plan accordingly to stop mass movements of both drugs and people.
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Nov 5, 2016
U.S. News and World Report
Scott Savitz, Paul DeLuca
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The Passing of Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
The passing of Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap marks the end of an era for Vietnam — and for giants of the twentieth-century anti-colonial movement throughout the world. As commander of the Viet Minh and the Vietnam People's Army, his strategies led to successes against France and the U.S. that were regarded as among communism's finest military moments.
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Oct 8, 2013
The RAND Blog
Jonah Blank
North Korea

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N. Korea Could Fall Faster Than We Think
The United States, South Korea and their allies would be well advised to factor in the possibility that North Korea could collapse in a fit of revolt and economic decay at any time, just as East Germany did, writes Bruce Bennett.
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Jun 3, 2013
The Korea Herald
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
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The Counterinsurgency Fight: Think Globally, Lose Locally
The Counterinsurgency Fight: Think Globally, Lose Locally, in Washingtonpost.com.
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Apr 27, 2007
Washingtonpost.com
James T. Quinlivan, Bruce R. Nardulli

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

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Disrupting the Chinese Military in Competition and Low-Intensity Conflict

America's Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong

Resilient Reconstruction in Ukraine

Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism: Insights from RAND Research

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Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

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Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Communism

Xi Jinping Is Weaker Than You Think

China's Strengthening of Communist Party Rule Is Not Just a Power Grab

One Belt, One Road, One Ruler: China Term Limits Ban Imperils Progress

What Does the 19th Party Congress Mean for the PLA?

A Changing Cuba May Create Risks for Maritime Border Security

The Passing of Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap

N. Korea Could Fall Faster Than We Think

The Counterinsurgency Fight: Think Globally, Lose Locally

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