property). CASI was one of the most prominent institutions in the field which made its research and expertise freely available, and I hope it is revived under more enlightened leadership.

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national security challenge facing the United States. One of the enduring challenges in PLA studies as a field is that most institutions have an incentive to jealously guard their research and expertise (either because it involves classified information or because it is considered intellectual…

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hosts a biennial conference. CASI has measurably increased knowledge about the PLA within the U.S. government, academia, think tanks, and the broader public--which should be in the U.S. government's interest, given that strategic competition with the PRC is the most important and consequential…

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China Warfighting Initiative, are the most prolific producers of publicly-accessible open source research about the PLA in the United States. CASI has published hundreds of studies and translations over the years, regularly sponsors educational courses about the PLA, and…

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It is extremely unfortunate and regrettable that the Department of the Air Force has decided to shutter the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI). CASI, along with its sister institutions the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC), and…

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