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Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, Azerbaijan, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, ballistic missiles, Caspian Sea, critical infrastructure, cyber capabilities, energy infrastructure, Freedom Support Act, hamas, Iran, Israel, Karabakh, Leviathan gas field, Middle East, military drills, Muddy Water, oil refineries, Rufat Ahmadzada , Section 907, SOCAR, South Caucasus, Turkey, US policy

Iran’s Threat to Azerbaijan’s Critical Energy Infrastructure

Rufat Ahmedzade0 Comments

Iranian leaders increased their belligerent rhetoric following the October 1 attack in which the Islamic Republic fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles on Israel. Codenamed “True Promise,” the attack was the…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAgosta-class submarines, aircraft carriers, Arihant-class, ballistic missile submarines, China, deterrence patrol, disputed waters, East China Sea, India, Indian Ocean region, INS Arihant, maritime confidence-building measures, maritime entanglement, maritime mobility, Miscalculation, naval deterrence, naval strategic command, nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, nuclear-powered, Pakistan, port developments, Pulwama-Balakot, regional dominance, risk-reduction strategies, sea lines of communications, sea-based nuclear capabilities, sensors, South China Sea, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca. , strategic partnerships, transparency, unmanned systems, US-led alliances

Proposing Maritime Confidence-Building Measures between India and Pakistan

Rizwana Abbasi & Maryyum Masood0 Comments

There are escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean region (IOR), which underscores the need for maritime confidence-building measures (CBM) and risk-reduction strategies to avoid any probability…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmit Gupta, Beijing-Moscow alliance, bilateral meeting, border skirmishes, BRICS, cellphone market, China, CRINK, de-dollarize, economic growth, economic ties, electric scooters, foreign direct investment, Galwan, high-tech industries, Hisense, Huawei, India, Indo-Pacific, Law Based International Order, Military Technology, Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi's internal standing, Paytm, Quadrilateral Alliance, United States, Xi Jinping

Why India Made Up with China at the BRICS Summit

Amit Gupta0 Comments

For the past six years India-China relations have been at a low point with the two countries getting into skirmishes along the border. The worst of these was in 2020,…

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic Adversariesballistic missile submarines, counterforce first strike, defense budget, deterrence studies , dynamic parity, ICBMs, intra-war deterrence, mobile ICBM launchers, nuclear arsenal, nuclear conflict, nuclear deterrent, nuclear strategy, nuclear triad, post-war armistice, strategic bombers, strategic sufficiency, survivable second-strike capabilities

Strategic Sufficiency Is Not Enough

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In an August 23, 2024, webinar, Col. (Ret.) Curtis McGiffin and Adam Lowther, PhD, introduced the concept of “dynamic parity” as nuclear strategy for the next presidential administration. Their approach…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesarms control erosion, Arms Race, B-21 bombers, China nuclear buildup., defense strategy, global tensions, House control, Minuteman III test, NATO-Russia tensions, New start treaty, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrent Seminar, nuclear modernization, President Trump, Republican Senate, Russian ICBM launch, Sentinel ICBM program, Triad Symposium, U.S. foreign policy, Ukraine nuclear decision

ICBM EAR Report Nov 5, 2024

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Summary Report Events of Significance Nuclear Deterrent Seminar: Scheduled for December 6, 2024, focusing on China's nuclear buildup with Christopher Yeaw from the University of Nebraska. Triad Symposium: Announced for…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesChina, conflict resolution, conscription, Crimea, demilitarization, economy, European Union, Geneva talks, geopolitical dynamics, humanitarian crisis, Hungary, incursion, infrastructure, Kursk Oblast, mediation, national identity, NATO, neutralization, peace process, peace proposal, Russia, sanctions, sovereignty, territorial integrity, Ukraine, United Nations, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s Incursion into Russia: What’s Next for the Peace Process?

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In August 2024, Ukraine launched a significant incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, advancing up to 30 kilometers and gaining control of 1,200 square kilometers and 93 villages. Analysts suggest the…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAaron Holland, allies, America, China, economic interdependence, geography, global leadership, global stability, Iran, military power, Monroe Doctrine, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , NATO, North Korea, regional hegemony, Russia, strategic advantage, Thucydides Trap, University of Utah, US Navy

The Resilient Hegemon: Why America’s Global Leadership Endures

Aaron Holland1 Comment

In an era where political pundits are quick to sound alarms about the impending decline of American global leadership, the reality paints a more optimistic picture. While the rise of…

Archive, Strategic Adversariesadditive manufacturing, advanced composites, air defense systems, air superiority, Arms Race, ceramics, China, compliance, computational fluid dynamics, confidence-building measures, control systems, cooling systems, counterintelligence, countermeasures, critical infrastructure protection , defense studies, Department of Defense, detection, Deterrence, directed energy weapons, escalation, extreme heat, forward-deployed bases, fuel efficiency, global reach, global security, global strike capabilities, guidance systems, high-value targets, hypersonic technology, intercept, international regulations, Joshua Thibert, Mach 5, maneuverability, materials science, metal alloys, military airpower, military spending, Miscalculation, missile defense, missile defense systems, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , propulsion systems, radar systems, rapid response capability, risk management, Russia, scramjets, security, strategic intelligence, structural integrity, thrust, trajectory, transparency, United States

Hypersonic Horizons: The Next Generation of Air Superiority

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The development of hypersonic technology is poised to redefine the landscape of military airpower. Hypersonic vehicles, capable of reaching speeds greater than Mach 5, offer unprecedented speed and agility, making…

Archive, EAR Report, Strategic Adversariesballistic missile, congress, defense strategy, deployment, geopolitical landscape, global threats, ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile, joint air drills, LGM-35A Sentinel, Military Funding, military modernization, Minuteman III, missile test, modernization efforts, National Nuclear Security Administration, North Korea, North Korean troops, nuclear defense, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear technology, regional instability, Russia, security alliance, U. S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. nuclear triad, U.S.-South Korea cooperation, Ukraine conflict

ICBM EAR Report October 28th 2024

Peter Huessy0 Comments

This report provides an in-depth look at recent developments in global defense, with a particular focus on North Korea’s and Russia’s military actions and the United States' strategic response. Readers…

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic AdversariesADF, anti-satellite weapons, ASAT, Australian Defence Force, Australian Space Agency, Australian Strategic Policy Institute. , cyber capabilities, Defence Space Command, Defence Space Strategy, Malcolm Davis, militarized space, soft-kill systems, sovereign space access, space capabilities, Space control, space domain, space domain awareness, space electronic warfare, space launch, space lift, space policy, space resilience, space threats, space-based technologies

The Case for Space Control: An Australian Perspective

Malcolm Davis0 Comments

Space is an operational domain that is highly contested and in a crisis could quickly become a warfighting environment. Space is “militarized” through the deployment of satellites to support a…

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic Adversariesasteroid impacts, cislunar, climate catastrophe, colonization, comet deflection, commercialization, DART, fractional orbital bombardment system, industrialization, Joe Buff, light sails, NASA, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , natural gas extraction, non-explosive nuclear propulsion, nuclear detonations, Nuclear devices, nuclear holocaust, outer space treaty, peaceful nuclear explosion, Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty, planetary defense, Sandia National Laboratories, Scramble for the Skies, Space, Sputnuke, strategic deterrence, UN Security Council, US Atomic Energy Commission

Nuclear Devices in Space

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Nuclear devices in space have the potential to prove indispensable tools, ideal for protecting the planet from asteroid impacts. They are, however, currently forbidden, unless the 1967 Outer Space Treaty…