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Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

A concerning trend in Africa is developing. Political instability is increasing. This trend is reflected in military coups that occurred in African countries between 2020 and 2024. For example, Presidential…

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Dynamic Parity: A New Approach to American Nuclear Deterrence

Curtis McGiffin & Adam Lowther0 Comments

In the evolving strategic environment, where adversaries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are expanding their nuclear capabilities, the United States must alter its nuclear strategy to match the…

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Reviving Cold War Air Bases: A Strategic Move for Modern Deterrence?

Joshua Thibert3 Comments

The West is behind in rebuilding the infrastructure needed to meet the emerging threats posed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The re-emergence of great-power competition requires an intense…

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Increasing the Archipelagic Defense from the Philippines to Japan

Alex Littlefield1 Comment

Andrew Erickson and Joel Wuthnow’s article, “Why Islands Still Matter in Asia,” discusses the views of Major General Karl Ernst Haushofer, Germany’s military attaché to Japan from 1908 to 1910.…

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Reflections on America’s Cold Warrior

James McCue0 Comments

America’s Cold Warrior is a biography of Paul Nitze’s professional life. For those not deeply steeped in this man’s career, he was a “stalwart of the arms control community” and…

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Rethinking Aircraft Carriers

Michael Fincher0 Comments

When Americans think of aircraft carriers, they think of projection of force across the seas, particularly in regions where the United States does not have access to airfields. Many consider…

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China’s Growing Power and the Inevitable End of “No First Use”

Santiago Spadiliero0 Comments

China’s foreign ministry continues to call for the creation and ratification of a no first use treaty for the world’s nuclear weapons states. However, American officials rightfully question the motives…

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The Prospects for Nuclear Deterrence in the Next American Administration

Peter Huessy2 Comments

The four years from 2025 promise to be a very difficult time for nuclear deterrence if the trends of the past decade and one-half since the completion of the New…

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America’s Cold Warrior: A Review

Michael Fincher & Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

This book is not a stale history of an insignificant person. It is a well written, fascinating story centered around a very influential man. It just happens that the man’s…

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The Emerging Nuclear Scenario

Stephen Blank2 Comments

The Russia-North Korea mutual security pact, Moscow’s unceasing nuclear threats, Russia’s global nuclear power sales drive, Iran’s race for nuclear weapons, and China’s “breathtaking” nuclear expansion, are the stuff of…

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Now It Can Be Told

W. Michael Guillot0 Comments

With the advent of American efforts to revitalize the nation’s nuclear arsenal, it seems appropriate to review the challenges of the first and most ambitious nuclear weapons program, the Manhattan…