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The People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners (April 2023)
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April 12–14, 2023 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2023 |
TUITION: $3,500 (Includes breakfast and lunch for each day of the course, as well as readings and other materials.) |
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is pleased to offer the fifth iteration of its three-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). As part of China’s efforts to build a “world-class military” by 2049, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone rapid modernization under General Secretary Xi Jinping. The PLA now rivals or surpasses the U.S. military in key areas, including land-based conventional ballistic and cruise missile capabilities, the military application of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, and a naval fleet larger than that of the U.S. Navy. Moreover, since 2015, Beijing has undertaken significant operational and structural reforms of the PLA with the explicit objective of building a modern, integrated joint force capable of a complex range of operations.
Participants in this course will join a series of interactive seminar-style classes and lunch discussions, as well as a simulation exercise, as part of a curriculum shaped by world-class PLA specialists on one of the world’s most formidable militaries. Session topics range from China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy and party-military relations to strategic doctrine, operational concepts, organizational reform, and service-based analyses. Mr. Chad Sbragia, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, serves as the course’s Senior Mentor, providing key context and takeaways to participants throughout the course.
The course’s varied curriculum, interactive format, and condensed schedule are tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues, allowing participants to develop a unique skillset to apply to everyday work in government and industry alike.
| PLA History and Strategic Culture | David Finkelstein, CNA |
| Party-Military Relations: The PLA in the Chinese Party-State | Tim Heath, RAND Corporation |
| Recruitment, Training, and Education | Kevin McCauley |
| Military Theory, Strategy, and Operational Doctrine and Concepts | Alison Kaufman, CNA |
| PLA Organization and Reform | Joel Wuthnow, Georgetown University |
| Roles and Missions of the PLA Air, Ground, and Naval Services | Cristina Garafola, RAND Corporation |
| Roles and Missions of the PLA Strategic Support Force | James Mulvenon, Peraton Labs |
| Roles and Missions of the PLA Rocket Force | David Logan, U.S. Naval War College |
| Modernization, Technology, and Military-Civil Fusion | Emily Weinstein, CSET |
| The U.S. Factor in PLA Strategy | Jacqueline Deal, Long Term Strategy Group |
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! NBR is pleased to offer the fifth iteration of its three-day executive education course on China’s #PeoplesLiberationArmy on April 12-14. The deadline to apply is March 31. Learn more and apply! https://t.co/qJDul6l3ye #PLA pic.twitter.com/UiWesUTnPx
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