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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact 3: A Nuclear Alliance as the Ultimate Backstop to Grey Zone Coercion

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

Published: March 26, 2026 Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific increasingly occurs in the grey zone, the space between routine statecraft and open armed conflict. China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran…

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesadaptive cyberattacks, anomaly detection, Artemis II, artificial intelligence, automated espionage, big data analysis, counter-disinformation, counterintelligence, critical infrastructure, cyber operations, deepfakes, democratic institutions, Disinformation, disruptive technologies, economic competitiveness, economic espionage, espionage, foreign intelligence entities, Generative AI, global power shift, gray zone, Great Power Competition, information domain, insider threat mitigation, intellectual property, National Security, predictive analysis, security competition, supply-chain vulnerabilities, surveillance, technological arms race, technological dominance, threat mitigation.

Redefining Espionage: The Unseen War for Technological Dominance

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Published: March 24, 2026 The international system is undergoing a profound global power shift characterized by the resurgence of great power competition and a broad diffusion of technical capabilities. This…

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A Blueprint for Deterring War Over Taiwan

Alan Dowd0 Comments

Published: March 23, 2026 Two parties have watched Operation Epic Fury (OEF) from a distance. China has been taking notes. The United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) has tracked munitions consumption…

Archive, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, al-Shabaab, allies, anti-Western coalition, atrocities, authoritarianism, Beijing, Boko Haram, Caracas, Chavista regime, David Guenni, defense, Deterrence, domestic constituencies, ELN, extremists, FARC, Geopolitics, Global War on Terror, gray zone, Great Power Competition, Havana, Hezbollah, Ideology, Iraq, irregular warfare, irregular warfare doctrines, ISIS, Marxism, Missouri State University, Moscow, narcotrafficking, political asylum seeker, Pyongyang. , religion, revanchism, stability, strategic cultures, strategic-ideological struggle, Taliban, Tehran, territorial expansion, theory of victory, totalitarianism, U.S. foreign policy, unipolar moment, United States, USSOUTHCOM, Venezuela, whole-of-government efforts

Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

David Guenni0 Comments

Published: March 17, 2026 Ideology matters, as I learned from surviving 18 years under the Chavista regime in Venezuela. The United States pretended otherwise for three decades, clinging to the…

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Why Washington Has Turned to Pakistan—and What It Means for India

Ziaulhaq Tanin0 Comments

Published: March 16, 2026 In the summer and fall of 2025, Washington’s decision-makers faced an urgent question: which partners could act immediately and deliver tangible results? This focus on short-term…

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Is The Air Campaign Against Iran an Illegal Use of Force?

Michael Fincher0 Comments

Published: March 12, 2026 Whenever the United States resorts to military force, the same question echoes through Washington and beyond: Did President Trump act within the law? Recent controversies surrounding…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesasymmetric cost structure, Bab el-Mandeb, coastal missile positioning, defensive posture, Deterrence, drone strikes, GCC, geopolitical friction, Hodeidah, houthis, Israel-Iran confrontation, maritime attacks, maritime security, missile defense, naval presence, red sea, regional escalation, Suez corridor, trench networks, U.S.-Iran tensions

Red Sea Uncertainty: A 2026 Forecast for the Houthis Actions

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

Published: March 10, 2026 (Editor’s Note: This article was submitted before the U.S.-Iran conflict began. We intentionally left the article as “forward looking” to signify the value of the analysis.)…

Archive, Defense & Security, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesair defense systems, Arabian Sea, asymmetrical warfare, Carrier Battle Group, coastal missiles, coercion, conflict studies, F-35C, fast-attack crafts, global oil consumption, Iran-US conflict, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, maritime domain, Middle East, Military Technology, naval armada, nuclear deterrent, nuclear strategy, Ohio class SSGNs, oil tankers, Patriot air-defense system, regime change, sea control, sea denial, short-range ballistic missiles, Strait of Hormuz, suicide drones, THAAD missile defense systems, Tomahawk cruise missiles, US military assets, USS Abraham Lincoln

CARRIER, CHOKEPOINT, AND COERCION: THE DYNAMICS OF IRAN-US CONFLICT

Ahmad Ibrahim0 Comments

Published: March 9, 2026 (Editor’s Note: This article was submitted before the U.S.-Iran conflict began. We intentionally left the article as “forward looking” to signify the value of the analysis.) …

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact: Why the Indo-Pacific Requires a Nuclear Alliance

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

Published: March 5, 2026 The Indo-Pacific is entering a far more dangerous strategic era. Military modernization, grey-zone coercion, and rapid nuclear expansion are reshaping the regional balance of power. Most…

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Understanding the Third Nuclear Age: Why 2026 Matters

Harsa Kakar0 Comments

Experts call the current state of the world the third nuclear age, embodied by various emerging technologies. It is characterized by expanding nuclear arsenals, diminishing arms control agreements, and technological…

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesexternal intervention, industrial base, international politics, Iran, Iraq, Juan Guaido, Libya, Middle East, North Korea, nuclear domino scenario, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime, nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, President Maduro, realist school, regime change, Saudi Arabia, security studies, sovereignty, technological knowledge, U.S. intervention, U.S. strikes, Ukraine, Venezuela

Much Ado About Nothing: The Proliferation Debate Post Venezuela

Soumyadeep Bidyanta0 Comments

The morning of January 3rd, 2026, a U.S. Army delta-force team conducted an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife. The operation comes in the wake of…