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Emerging Threats

Huessy Seminar: After Iran, What Will Policing Nonproliferation Require? with Henry Sokolski

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAmerican nuclear posture, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, proliferation

Huessy Seminar: After Iran, What Will Policing Nonproliferation Require? with Henry Sokolski

Peter Huessy0 Comments

On July 18, 2025, Henry Sokolski explored the evolving challenges of nuclear nonproliferation in a post-Iran strike environment. He argues that effective nonproliferation requires both sound rules and credible enforcement—neither…

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Pakistan Is Not Building an ICBM to Attack America

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging ThreatsAbabeel, Afghanistan conflict, Agni-V, Agni-VI, Arms Control, ASAT, blue-water Navy, China-India crisis, CMD, cold war, democracy, economic trade, freedom, FSD, geostrategic fears, ICBM, India, ISR, K-5 SLBM, military satellites, MIRV, MRBM, nuclear doctrine, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Shaheen III, South Asia stability, stability, Terrorism, United States, US-Pakistan relations

Pakistan Is Not Building an ICBM to Attack America

Anum A. Khan0 Comments

Misperceptions are circulating that Pakistan is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) threat to the United States despite the fact that none of its missiles have a range beyond 2,750 kilometers…

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The Future of War Is Coming from India to Greece

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats12-year Armament Program, Achilles’ Shield, Agenda 2030, Arunachal Pradesh, Bayraktar drones, border security, Cyprus, defense dome, defense innovation, Dimitra Staikou., domestic arms industry, Evros border, Future of war, global geopolitical challenges, Greece, Haven Drones, human rights violations, hydrogen-powered drones, illegal aliens detection, India, Kashmir, Made in India, military spending, Narendra Modi, NATO, New Force Structure, Nikos Dendias, Paras Defense Space Technologies, SIPRI, surveillance, Turkey

The Future of War Is Coming from India to Greece

Dimitra Staikou2 Comments

With the recent war in the Middle East seemingly at an end, Greeks may think that they are at a safe distance from this crisis and rest easy. It is,…

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131 Micro Reactors: Reliable Energy and National Security

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Podcast, Strategic Adversariesbattlefield logistics, clean energy, climate security, compact nuclear reactors, critical energy systems, defense innovation, Deterrence, energy dominance, energy independence, energy infrastructure, energy resilience, forward operating bases, micro reactors, military energy, military readiness, National Security, nuclear power, nuclear technology, strategic energy, sustainable defense

131 Micro Reactors: Reliable Energy and National Security

James Petrosky & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

What if the key to future battlefield dominance isn’t a weapon… but a reactor? In this electrifying episode, the NIDS crew pull back the curtain on one of the most…

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15 Years in the Making: U.S. Precision Strike on Iran’s Fortified Nuclear Site

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesB-2 Spirit bomber, Boeing, bunker buster, defense innovation, Defense Partnerships, defense technology, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense, Fordow, GBU-57, intelligence integration, Iran nuclear site, Iran strike, Isfahan, Massive Ordnance Penetrator, military engineering, military planning, MOP, Natanz, National Security, Northrop Grumman, nuclear proliferation, Operation Midnight Hammer, precision strike, Quick Reaction Capability, stealth bomber, strategic deterrence, strategic foresight, underground facilities, US Air Force

15 Years in the Making: U.S. Precision Strike on Iran’s Fortified Nuclear Site

GSR Staff0 Comments

Today’s Department of Defense release highlights not just a military operation, but decades of foresight, innovation, and strategic discipline. 🔹 Engineering & Intelligence Combined What began in 2009 with the…

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Ukraine’s Drone Attack: What It Means

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesairfields, anti-air defenses, anti-drone technology, armed drones, asymmetric drone warfare, asymmetric threats, Club-K container concept, communication, covert operations, infrastructure defense, Iran, Israel, military installations, military targets, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , nuclear installations, Pacific conflict, pre-placement, Russia, shipping containers, signals intelligence, SIM cards, soft targets, solar panels, Spiderweb drone attack, strategic bombers, suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD), Ukraine, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), US Air Force, US Navy

Ukraine’s Drone Attack: What It Means

Michael Fincher0 Comments

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

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArmenia, Ayatollah Khamenei, Azerbaijan, ballistic missiles, destabilization, drone production, enrichment capabilities, existential threat, geopolitical role, hegemonic approach, Huseyniyyun Brigade, imperialist activities. , Iran foreign policy, Iran-Russia pact, IRGC, Israel, John Mearsheimer, Kenneth Waltz, NATO, nuclear agreement, nuclear balance, Nuclear Iran, offensive realism, Operation Rising Lion, relative power, Robert Gilpin, Russia-Ukraine war, security risks, South Caucasus, territorial control, Turkey, US nuclear deal, Zangezur corridor

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

Rufat Ahmedzade0 Comments

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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What’s America’s Priority, Europe or Asia?

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAmerican defense policy, Deterrence, EU defense, Extended nuclear deterrence

What’s America’s Priority, Europe or Asia?

Adam Lowther & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The NIDS team discusses Kyle Balzer's article "US Withdrawal from Europe Won't Solve the China Threat," which expresses concern about the potential withdrawal of U.S. military presence in Europe to…

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From Repression to Expansion: Turkey’s Power Strategy

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging ThreatsAbdullah Öcalan, authoritarianism, Azeri pan-nationalists, CHP, control, democracy, Ekrem İmamoğlu, election, Kurdish rights, Kurds, Newroz, Organization of Turkic States, PKK, power, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, repression, spiritual geography, Turkey, Urmîyeh

From Repression to Expansion: Turkey’s Power Strategy

Loqman Radpey0 Comments

The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point with the jailing of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. İmamoğlu,…

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What It Takes to Neutralize the Houthi Threat

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArab states, Arab unity, ballistic missile capabilities, Bandar Abbas, civilian infrastructure, cyber disruptions, drone attacks, Egypt, financial isolation, geopolitical leverage, global shipping disruption, Horn of Africa, Houthi threat, intelligence cooperation, Iran-backed Houthis, Iranian support, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel airstrikes, maritime security, naval dominance, precision airstrikes, red sea, Red Sea Defense Compact, regional security, regional stability, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-UAE reconciliation, Socotra, special operations, Suez Canal, UAE, US bombing, US-Egypt defense cooperation, weapons smuggling, Yemen

What It Takes to Neutralize the Houthi Threat

Mohamed ELDoh3 Comments

The Red Sea has re-emerged as a vital fault line in the struggle for regional power, maritime security, and geopolitical leverage. At the center of this growing turbulence stand the Iran-backed Houthis…

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Iran Can Reconfigure Its Foothold in Post-Assad Syria

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAlawite, Bashar al Assad, civil war, Damascus, Druze, governance, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Hizballah, ideological footprint, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, Middle East, military proxies, Modafean-e Haram, Quds, regional actors, resistance axis., Russia, Sayyida Zaynab, self-determination, Sunni Islamist regime, Syria, transitional constitution, Turkey, unrest

Iran Can Reconfigure Its Foothold in Post-Assad Syria

Loqman Radpey0 Comments

Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Iran initially denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil, despite evidence to the contrary. Later, Tehran was forced…

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Hypersonic Weapons: Are We Entering a New Era of Vulnerability?

Archive, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAGM-183 ARRW, ambiguity, Arms Control, Avangard, coercive tool, confidence-building measures, conventional payloads, conventional prompt strike, defense, Deterrence, DF-17, escalation, first-strike role, FOBs, fractional orbital bombardment system, glide phase interceptor, global balance of power, hypersonic cruise missiles, hypersonic glide vehicles, Hypersonic Weapons, interceptor systems, international cooperation, international norms, long-range hypersonic weapon, Mach 5, military doctrines, miscalculations, missile defense, North Korea, nuclear payloads, nuclear strategy, radar detection, regulations, space-based tracking systems, SS-19, strategic adaptation, strategic competition, strategic security, strategic stability, transparency, warning times, Zircon

Hypersonic Weapons: Are We Entering a New Era of Vulnerability?

Brandon Toliver25 Comments

The advent of hypersonic weapons, with their unparalleled speed and maneuverability, ignited a global debate about the future of strategic security. Some argue these weapons unwittingly ushered in an era…

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