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According to a new report from the Center for a New American Security, the globalization of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (or PLAN) is a potential threat to the US Navy’s open-ocean dominance. “China’s ability to conduct power projection and amphibious operations around the world will become a fundamental fact of politics in the near future, with significant consequences for the United States and its allies, all of which need to begin preparing for a ‘risen China’ rather than a ‘rising China,’ especially in the realm of maritime security,” CNAS writes. Learn more about the study, which offers “key judgements and recommendations for policymakers” to address this risk, here.

In “Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia: The Theory and Practice of Gray Zone Deterrence,” a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, authors Michael Green, Kathleen Hicks, Zack Cooper, John Schaus and Jake Douglas use “detailed analysis of both deterrence theory and recent incidents of gray zone coercion” to assemble lessons learned for legislators, and suggest “moving beyond tactical scenario analysis to a more strategic deterrence framework for countering Chinese coercion writ large.”

“In recent years, some nations have shifted to more ambiguous activities for exerting global influence, in attempts to achieve benefits normally obtained through conventional war, but without triggering such a war,” The Center for Naval Analyses’ David A. Broyles and Brody Blankenship write in the abstract to their April 2017 report “The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition.” Their report examines “a different way of thinking about these ambiguous activities and their implications, which suggested a need to shift U.S. focus away from preparing to win tomorrow and toward winning today,” describes “a different approach to U.S. activities in such competitive environments,” and makes the case for US Special Operations Forces being the best fit for carrying out said actions.