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Keith B. Payne, Fundamental Deterrence Challenges and Tailoring, No. 664, July 7, 2026 Download PDF Fundamental Deterrence Challenges and Tailoring Dr. Keith B. PayneDr. Keith B. Payne ...

Europe, the former center of planetary colonization, is losing its international influence. Neocolonialism is a natural opportunity for European politicians to improve their position. Why are ...

Countries that lead in cutting-edge and strategic technologies face a genuine dilemma. Make these technologies openly available and enable hostile competitors to catch up and threaten your national ...

Michaela Dodge and Michael Hochberg, Artificial Intelligence Arms Control Would be a Disastrous Mistake, No. 665, July 13, 2026 Download PDF Artificial Intelligence Arms Control Would be ...

During my two decades at the CIA, I watched the Chinese Communist Party methodically transform strategic industries, recognizing that a strong industrial base drives national security. Nowhere is ...

The Pentagon is asking, out loud and in public this week, a question my own research already tested weeks ago. The Department of Defense Education Activity is weighing a proposal to shift its ...

South China Sea claimants have learned China's lesson - island building changes facts on the ground with few consequences. For more than a decade, artificial island building in the South China ...

At sea, drones are disruptive, but they are not decisive. They complicate the maritime fight, but they do not replace the enduring strategic logic of sea power. Combat in the Black Sea and Persian ...

Open any major news site, and the war in Ukraine looks like a grim distortion of the mid-twentieth century. The imagery dominating our screens is instantly recognizable to any student of military ...

South Korea's nuclear-powered submarine ambition has entered Washington's strategic agenda. The inclusion of related language in the appendix report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2027 National ...