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Allies & Extended Deterrence

Allies and Extended Deterrence

Irregular Warfare: An Indian Perspective

Irregular Warfare: An Indian Perspective

An Ally’s Candid Concern: Watching India-China Tensions from the Front Row In a rare and refreshingly direct conversation, a senior international defense partner outlines why the growing tensions between India…
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Ghosts in the Skies: How Ukraine’s Drone Tactics Recast Modern Deterrence

Ghosts in the Skies: How Ukraine’s Drone Tactics Recast Modern Deterrence

What happens to nuclear deterrence when a non-nuclear state strikes deep into a nuclear-armed adversary? The stark reality is that the world does not collapse, but the era of conventional…
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Pakistan’s Response to Operation Sindoor

Pakistan’s Response to Operation Sindoor

After publicly asserting that the government of Pakistan was involved in the April 21, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, India launched a barrage of missile strikes on nine sites…
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Commonwealth Defense and Recruitment Hurdles

Commonwealth Defense and Recruitment Hurdles

The United Kingdom (UK), Canada, and Australia all have some of the most capable militaries on Earth, with histories of valor in various wars. However, all three countries in the…
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Ukraine’s Drone Attack: What It Means

Ukraine’s Drone Attack: What It Means

The recent Ukrainian “Spiderweb” drone attack on Russian airfields that destroyed a number of strategic bombers proved the utility of asymmetric drone warfare. Taking the Russian “Club-K” container concept, with…
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A Nuclear Iran Would Pose an Existential Threat to the South Caucasus

A Nuclear Iran Would Pose an Existential Threat to the South Caucasus

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has defined the strategic goal of his country’s Operation Rising Lion as rolling back the Iranian threat to Israel’s survival. Israel is pounding Iran’s nuclear facilities,…
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The Air Force’s Nuclear Deterrent: Modernization in Progress

The Air Force’s Nuclear Deterrent: Modernization in Progress

The United States is currently undergoing a comprehensive modernization of its nuclear triad and strategic bomber fleet, with the goal of ensuring a cost-effective and credible deterrent in an increasingly…
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Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria has become more than just a war-ravaged state grappling with political vacuum and economic decay—it has transformed into a critical security frontier…
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SLCM-N, the Virginia-Class Submarine, and AUKUS

SLCM-N, the Virginia-Class Submarine, and AUKUS

The sea-launched cruise missile–nuclear (SLCM-N) is a planned nuclear-armed cruise missile that is intended for deployment on US Navy submarines, potentially Virginia-class attack submarines, by 2034. Under Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) Pillar…
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The 5GW Playbook: Silent Wars and Invisible Battlefields

The 5GW Playbook: Silent Wars and Invisible Battlefields

War no longer announces itself with the roar of fighter jets or the march of soldiers. It now lurks in the shadows where the front line is undefined. The recent…
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Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence in the Far East

Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence in the Far East

North Korea’s rapid advancements in nuclear miniaturization, missile technology, and multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) capabilities are accelerating the risk of nuclear decoupling among the US, Japan, and South…
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