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Explainability, Not Speed, Will Define the Next Military AI Race

Maheen Butt1 Comment

Published: September 21, 2026 A soldier who fires on a target must be able to reason “why” afterward. Similarly, a commander who authorizes a strike must be able to justify…

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Cognitive Warfare at America’s Edge

Greg Sharpe1 Comment

Published: August 27, 2026 The State Department’s “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism” report and the independent assessment by resilience and resistance interdisciplinary scholar Dr. Robert Burrell both address important but differing views. The State Department examines how Havana converted limited conventional power into…

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Information Influence in AI-Assisted Hybrid Warfare in the U.S. Industrial Complex

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

Published: July 7, 2026 Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted hybrid warfare increasingly relies on information-influence engineered to appear legitimate. The objective is not mass persuasion through provocatively aggressive propaganda, but the…

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The Interconnection of Nuclear Energy and Quantum Technology

Hira Bashir0 Comments

Published: June 16, 2026 One might think nuclear energy and quantum technology as unrelated. One concerns power plants, uranium, and electrical grids. The other revolves around next-generation computers, ultra-precise sensors,…

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Why the “First AI War” is Still a Human Struggle

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

Published: June 8, 2026 The label of the “first AI war” obscures the reality that Operation EPIC FURY is still a conflict in which human judgment remains central to targeting. Artificial intelligence (AI) has not replaced human…

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Navigating the AI and Nuclear Nexus

Muhammad Shahzad Akram0 Comments

Published: June 1, 2026 As the world gears up for the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, a new and multifaceted factor is complicating the global strategic calculus: Artificial…

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Quiet Warfare: Bending Data and Perceptions in the Defense Industrial Base

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

Published: May 14, 2026 Artificial intelligence is quietly redrawing the front lines of national security, and the United States’ Defense Industrial Base (DIB) now sits in the crosshairs of a…

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Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Emerging Technologies

Muhammad Usama Khalid0 Comments

Published: April 21, 2026 The amalgamation of emerging technologies and nuclear weapons systems is significantly impacting the landscape of strategic stability. The primary problem associated with such technologies is their…

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Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: A New Battlefield Reality

Jawad Ali Shah1 Comment

Published: March 31, 2026 Technological advances and rising military expenditures in recent years have accelerated the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). Though this technology is still in its…

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Redefining Espionage: The Unseen War for Technological Dominance

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Published: March 24, 2026 The international system is undergoing a profound global power shift characterized by the resurgence of great power competition and a broad diffusion of technical capabilities. This…

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The Intelligence Illusion: How AI is Exposing Strategic Vulnerabilities in the Developing World

Tahir Mahmood Azad0 Comments

For decades, intelligence agencies in developing countries, especially in South Asia, have been portrayed as all-knowing, all-seeing, and deeply involved in every part of politics and security. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence…