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Matthew R. Costlow, Deterring Opportunistic Aggression During the Cuban Missile Crisis: Necessary Reminders and Applications for Today, No. 624, May 6, 2025 Download PDF Deterring ...

With the United States focusing its trade war on China, this provides an opportunity for NATO and Congress to help transition America's defense focus to the Pacific, as outlined by a recent ...

A recent article in Real ClearDefense, penned by an anonymous author purports to offer advice on the selection of the next Chief of Naval Operations, as well as paraphrasing William Shakespeare by ...

Executive Summary China's rapid advancement in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet technology represents a direct challenge to global US operations, communications infrastructure, and the ...

How Data-Driven Decision-Making Drives Efficiency and Maximizes U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Many government agencies are struggling to meet the new directives from the administration and the Department of ...

Nuclear talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump administration took place on April 12th and 19th, in Oman and Italy respectively. U.S. President Donald Trump initially stated his ...

How to Stop Arms Racing: Modernization, Sustainment and Disarmament Options One search engine has 18 million entries for the charge that the United States is triggering a nuclear arms race by ...

On May 5th, more than 20,000 people will converge in downtown Tampa for the annual Special Operations Forces Week--known simply as SOF Week. The "human terrain" has long been the SOF ...

Day 2 at SOF Week and the Quiet Battle Within Day 2 of SOF Week 2025 began with fire and ended with reflection. The morning keynote from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was delivered with ...

Introduction In the past six months, two different opinion pieces, here and here, have raised the possibility of reviving the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). These recommendations are by no ...