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![Lines of soldiers facing South Korean flag](/images/InDepth/2024/08/South-Korea-Recruits.webp)
Declining Demographics Challenge South Korea’s Defense
South Korea’s low birth rate threatens to reduce its troop strength. Seoul is exploring options to compensate, with implications for the US-South Korea alliance.
![Painted poster of Chinese workers with bayoneted rifles](/images/InDepth/2024/08/China-Propaganda-Poster.webp)
China’s Global Public Opinion War with the United States and the West
China’s global propaganda is covert and overt, digital and analog. Developing informed policy responses requires studying the totality of Beijing’s propaganda.
![Xi Jinping with military officers and PRC flag](/images/InDepth/2024/08/Information-Support-Force-Xi-Jinping.webp)
The Chinese Military’s New Information Support Force
The PLA’s new Information Support Force shows the importance of information systems to China’s military. US national security professionals should pay attention.
![Stage with Chinese leaders and hammer and sickle on wall](/images/InDepth/2024/06/CCP-Plenum-2021.webp)
What is a Chinese Communist Party Plenum?
Plenums of the Central Committee help assess future directions for China. The Third Plenum on economic issues is of critical interest for US national security.
![Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson](/images/InDepth/2024/06/USS-Carl-Vinson.webp)
The Case for Data Science at Sea
A data science team on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier harnessed the power of data analytics and software development to achieve new efficiencies and better performance.