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Strategic Adversaries

Strategic Adversaries

China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

The DoD must incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to counter the influence of China. Artificial intelligence will inevitably determine who shapes future conflicts. China is actively using these capabilities to…
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Hypersonic Weapons: Are We Entering a New Era of Vulnerability?

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

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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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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FYI to the GOP on NATO

FYI to the GOP on NATO

By wielding his rhetorical skills and executive powers to revive America’s political and economic institutions, President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) transformed the first 100 days of a president’s administration into a…
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Time to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons (or Not?)

Time to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons (or Not?)

Extended nuclear deterrence is a central tenet of America’s post–World War II strategy. For the first time however, it is being seriously questioned in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The…
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Nuclear Diplomacy or Regime Survival? Rethinking the Iran Deal

Nuclear Diplomacy or Regime Survival? Rethinking the Iran Deal

In response to President Donald Trump’s letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, proposing a new nuclear deal, Khamenei’s stance was unequivocal: rejection, dismissing it as “deception of public opinion.”…
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Navigating the US-China Relationship: Myths and Realities

Navigating the US-China Relationship: Myths and Realities

In a stark warning echoing through national security corridors, the NIDS team confronts the unsettling truths behind US-China tensions, drawing from Miles Yu’s provocative article, “A Dangerous Myth of US-China…
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Euro-deterrence and the Quest for Peace in Ukraine

Euro-deterrence and the Quest for Peace in Ukraine

President Donald J. Trump made it a priority for the United States to midwife a ceasefire and peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Europeans, including members of the North Atlantic…
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Hegseth’s Doctrine: A Rebirth and Redefinition of American Deterrence?

Hegseth’s Doctrine: A Rebirth and Redefinition of American Deterrence?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent “Message to the Force” is not merely a call to arms; it is a strategic blueprint to reshape American nuclear deterrence. It is a…
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Trump’s Disintegrated Deterrence and Lessons for Australia

Trump’s Disintegrated Deterrence and Lessons for Australia

The American approach to deterrence has undergone a significant transformation during the initial months of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Where President Joe Biden’s national security strategy was premised on…
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Arms Control in an Age of Isolation: A Fading Hope?

Arms Control in an Age of Isolation: A Fading Hope?

The delicate architecture of international security, built upon decades of painstaking negotiations and agreements, faces unprecedented challenges. From the erosion of established agreements and treaties to the resurgence of nationalist…
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