Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): July to September

The Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies (CEEEP) presents the first edition of its "Security and Land Power Journal," which aims to address the analysis, discussion, and generation of ideas in aspects related to Security, Defense, and the Military Profession. This journal - quarterly edition - publishes research articles that have character unpublished and original, and that focus on the four areas of study of CEEEP: (1) Strategic Evaluation, (2) Strategic Anticipation, (3) Strategic Art and Land Power, and (4) Strategic Leadership and Institutional Management. To ensure quality, the articles are evaluated by external peers, under a double-blind system. In this sense, this edition compiles six articles by renowned national and international collaborators.

In the first part of this publication, referring to Strategic Evaluation, Dr. Robert Evan Ellis analyzes in the article entitled "The Digital Advance of China in Latin America" ​​the activities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its companies in digital technologies and the secs associated economic drivers in Latin America, including telecommunications, surveillance, e-commerce, fintech, data centers, and smart cities. It also points out that Chinese companies have made significant progress in these sectors, creating opportunities to take advantage of their position, advance in other areas, as well as collect information on both government and commercial objectives.

In the second part of this publication, referring to Strategic Anticipation, the magister Gonzalo Javier Rubio Pineiro states in the article entitled "Social Networks, Geopolitics, and Power" that cyberspace is presented as a virtual area practically free of restrictions, gaining relevance to both for leisure and for work, not to mention the increase in cybercrime. According to the author, the geopolitical relationship and social networks are framed in the need to exert influence and project the power of state actors of international weight, such as the United States, the PRC, and Russia.

In the third part of this publication, referring to Strategic Art and Land Power, the magister Josias David Valle Guerrero exposes in the article entitled "The Conflict in Ukraine: Hybrid War and Conventional Military Intervention" that the war between Russia and Ukraine represents one of the most significant challenges to the Kremlin in its recent history. Likewise, he affirms that the analysis of this war must be approached not only from the military perspective but also from the perspective of communication strategy, where advertising and disinformation become useful tools for contemporary tactics.

In the fourth part of this publication, referring to Strategic Leadership and Institutional Management, Colonel EP Paul Eduardo Vera Delzo points out in the article entitled "Strategic Leadership in the Army: Essential Roles and Competencies" that the development of leaders is a fundamental aspect for the future of any institution, even more so in the case of military institutions in the process of transformation, since the involvement of strategic leaders is a key element to achieve the planned objectives. To do this, according to the author, strategic leaders must not only know and understand the roles that they must legitimately assume, but also develop and optimize certain essential skills for their effective performance. Additionally, Colonel EP Edison Elber Aguilar Sánchez states in the article entitled "Organizational Culture and Leadership in the Army" that institutions must have a flexible organizational culture, which serves as a guide and allows all its members to adapt to a globalized world and constantly changing. According to the author, in a world in permanent transformation, organizational culture and leadership are important elements for the Army's development and its personnel's effective performance. Likewise, Colonel EP Lourdes Aurelia Barriga Abarca indicates in the article entitled "The Valuable Contribution of Women to the Peruvian Army" that throughout history, women have had a marked presence in the work of the different existing military organizations. in Peru, as well as in the military actions always taken. However, it is from the year 1996 that substantial changes take place to reinforce the significant role of Peruvian women in the military field.

Finally, CEEEP hopes that these articles will be of interest and pleasure to readers, and encourage analysis, discussion, and the generation of ideas in aspects related to Security, Defense, and the Military Profession.

Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies