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Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Defense & Security, Diplomacy, Energy, Government & Politicsanalog-to-digital modernization, critical communication nodes, cyber exploitation, cyber-nuclear nexus, cyber-nuclear workforce, cybersecurity, defense contractors, Early Warning Systems, extended deterrence, governance, Great Power Competition, independent civilian oversight board, interactive complexity, legacy systems, military organizations, national center of excellence, NC3 modernization, normal accidents theory, nuclear command control and communications, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear modernization, organizational decision-making, organizational risk, program management, resilience, risk management, software monoculture, system vulnerabilities, technical complexity, third-party software, tight coupling

Managing Organizational Risk in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Modernization

Nathan A. Heard0 Comments

Published: October 15, 2026 Digital modernization is shaped by numerous interacting variables, including how and why organizations make decisions, leadership preferences, technical considerations, and individual user behavior. System vulnerabilities can…

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Development, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threats, Energy, Government & Politicscampaign awareness, counter-influence operations, credential laundering, data integrity, decision denial, global networks, Hybrid Warfare, industrial security, influence operations, information influence, institutional effects, institutional manipulation, integrity assurance, legitimacy, machine-speed amplification, narrative amplification, narrative baseline, operational coupling, operational friction, partner communication, provenance, provenance tracking, quiet legitimacy, regulatory delay, reputational risk, respectability engine, strategic isolation, strategic narratives, trust erosion, U.S. industrial complex

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…

EnergyEnergy, Energy Security, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, United States

Lame Duck Energy Bill Threatens International Relations

Todd Tiarht

As Congress returns to Washington for its lame duck session, many members understandably hope to score victories before the 117th Congress concludes. With the record high gas prices of this…

EnergySaudi Arabia, United States

The United States Should Block Saudi Oil Imports—For Good

Connor Sutherland

In March, as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures cratered to nearly forty dollars below zero, President Donald J. Trump speculated aloud to reporters on the possibility that he would consider…

EnergyEnergy Security, Europe, Russia, Turkey

Russia’s Renewed Energy Dominance in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Although the hype surrounding the recent launch of the TurkStream pipeline and the in-progress Nord Stream 2 would have readers believe otherwise, Russian energy dominance in Europe is nothing new.…

EnergyCyprus, European Union, Greece, Israel, Russia, Turkey, United States

Turkish Oil Drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ Threatens to Destabilize the Eastern Mediterranean

Jack Dulgarian

Illegal oil drilling, Russian influence, and an entente of unlikely powers in the Eastern Mediterranean leave the U.S. with many questions. "We have already drilled two wells in waters to…

EnergyEnergy Security, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan

TAPI Pipeline Puts South Asia’s Prosperity in Peril

Arman Sidhu

Nearly a quarter-century after it was first envisaged, the long-awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline appears to have evolved from a hypothetical construct into a practical pipeline that proponents promise will deliver…

EnergyEnergy, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Rethinking U.S. Energy Security to Hedge Against Heightened Instability in the Middle East

Connor Sutherland

As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the September 2019 attack on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil fields in Saudi Arabia, he defined the incident as “an…

EnergyEuropean Union, Russia, Ukraine, United States

The Fake News About Natural Gas

Jeremy Deaton

How Russia is targeting America’s energy sector. The 2016 presidential election was historic not just for the outcome, but for the circumstances that contributed to that outcome, most notably Russian…

EnergyBaltics, Energy Security, Poland, Russia

Poland and Baltic States Reduce Reliance on Russian Energy

Gabriella Gricius

Europe's dependency on Russian energy has long been viewed as a threat to national security, particularly in Eastern European countries like the Baltic states and Poland. Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and…

EnergyChina, European Union, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States

The Complicated Geopolitics of U.S. Oil Sanctions on Iran

Amy Myers Jaffe

The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal sets in motion a complex power play that introduces new risks for global oil markets. It is often said, perhaps with some…

EnergyChina, European Union, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States

The Unholy Alliance That Explains Why Renewable Energy is Trouncing Nuclear

David Toke

If recent trends continue for another two years, the global share of electricity from renewables excluding hydropower will overtake nuclear for the first time. Even 20 years ago, this nuclear decline would…