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Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

Kirk Fansher2 Comments

Einstein once said that he did not know how World War III would be fought, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. Nuclear abolitionists, in their…

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The US Is Undermining Deterrence with Iran

Kirk Fansher1 Comment

It is naïve to classify Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis as terrorist organizations, simply because they use terror tactics. They are Iranian “irregular forces” and an extension of the Islamic…

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Global Security Review 2023 Article Compendium

GSR Staff0 Comments

The "Global Security Review 2023 Compendium" is a comprehensive collection of articles addressing key issues in global security. It includes analysis on topics like American strategic posture, space deterrence, challenges…

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Why SECDEF Austin’s Secret Hospitalization Really Mattered

Curtis McGiffin & Adam Lowther1 Comment

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization and revelations that key Pentagon and White House leaders, including President Biden, were unaware of his “incapacitation” for five days is concerning. The…

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The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

Bradley Gericke1 Comment

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek…

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Why Congress Should Support Ukraine

Stephen Blank & Peter Huessy0 Comments

Although Congress has adjourned for the holidays, when it returns, its first order of business should be passage of a resolution to provide Ukraine the support it needs to win.…

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Understanding the Strategic Posture Commission Report

Peter Huessy

The new Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States report unanimously concluded the United States is unprepared to face China and Russia as two nuclear-armed peer adversaries.…

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The Danger of Minimum Deterrence

Peter Huessy

Arms control advocates often propose a minimal deterrence strategy as a first step toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Closely connected to a “no first use” policy, much of such…

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Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Jack Dulgarian

The Republic of Armenia has been under attack by Azerbaijan. Baku may not halt its aggression any time soon. If matters worsen for Armenia, Russia may offer the ultimate trade…

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The First Rule of Countering Influence: Don’t Talk About Countering Influence

Adam Ratzlaff & Emma Woods

This article has been updated from the version originally published on July 2, 2021. China’s growing influence in the Americas is neither in the U.S. nor the region’s interests. The…

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The JCPOA is Dead—Renewal Not Required

Shima Bozorgi

It was a vibrant time in Iran. After two dark decades of post-revolutionary Iran, Mohammad Khatami came to the scene in 1997 with reforms from within and a "conversation of…