Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): January to March

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 This quarterly journal publishes research articles that are unpublished and original, and that focus on the four areas of study of CEEEP: (1) Strategic Evaluation, (2) Strategic Anticipation, (3) Strategic Art and Land Power, and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

In the first part of this publication, referring to Strategic Assessment, retired Peruvian Army Colonel Víctor Arturo Miranda Alfaro, in the article entitled "Climate Change: Intrinsic Relationship with Security and Defense," analyzes the participation of the Peruvian Armed Forces, particularly the Army, in the development and protection of the Amazon and the environment in order to strengthen the State capacity for the benefit of the most vulnerable. According to the author, the State's commitment to emergency prevention, strengthening social peace and development provides a solid basis for addressing – institutionally – climate impacts and exploiting synergies.

In the second part of this publication, referring to Strategic Anticipation, the magister Francisco Clemente Rodríguez Urbina, in the article entitled "Weaponization of Interdependence in Chips between the United States and China," analyzes the challenges that the United States (USA) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) will face after the implementation of new sanctions by the US on the Chinese chip sector  in order to prevent the acquisition of technology necessary for the PRC to manufacture state-of-the-art chips.  According to the author, with these actions, Washington intends to freeze Chinese technological development at a certain level to maintain the advantage it possesses. However, such measures incentivize Beijing to develop an industry that is less dependent on the outside world and threaten to damage US relations with both the PRC and its allies. Additionally, Dr. Robert Evan Ellis, in the article entitled "The Strategic Role of Latin America in a Global Conflict over Taiwan," examines the role that Latin America could play as an object of Chinese military activities, in the context of a future struggle for Taiwan with the United States. and the allied Western powers. The author argues that the orientation of the PRC's leadership, its growing military power, Taiwan's diplomatic isolation and other factors make such a conflict increasingly possible.

In the third part of this publication, referring to Strategic Leadership and Institutional Management, Peruvian Army Colonel Jaime Rodríguez Simón, in the article entitled "Importance of Resilience Development in Military Personnel," points out that in the Peruvian Army, as in other institutions, the term resilience is constantly mentioned, understood as the ability of each human being to recover from complex or dangerous situations, and move forward in search of positive results. In that sense, the author analyzes the concept of resilience, as well as the existing resilience development programs in the United States and United Kingdom Armed Forces, in order to understand their importance, scope and impact. Likewise, Peruvian Army Colonel Luis David Sánchez Velásquez, in the article entitled "Influence of the French and American Reforms on the Organizational Culture of the Peruvian Army,” analyzes the military missions that -in the twentieth century- generated two turning points in the Peruvian Army and whose thinking has transcended time, impregnating itself in the organizational culture of its officers. According to the author, the French reform generated an officer with rigidity and lack of flexibility, while the American reform generated a more analytical officer for decision-making. Additionally, Brazilian Army Colonel Leandro Mendes da Costa, in the article entitled "The Digital Transformation Applied in the Brazilian Army and in the National Territory," points out that digital transformation is an evident reality in the world. In this context, the author shows the results of technological implementations carried out by the Federal Government of Brazil and the Brazilian Army, related to digital transformation, which generated positive effects on public and private management.

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