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Reciprocity in Deterrence, Not Just Trade

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesadversaries, allies, Arms Race, Artemis II, budget, China, Concurrency, congress, credibility, Deterrence, dynamic parity, Execution, extended deterrence, Force Planning, military, modernization, Multipolar , National Strategic Deterrence Fund, nuclear, pentagon, Reciprocity, Russia, strategic, Sufficiency, tactical, Trade, warheads

Reciprocity in Deterrence, Not Just Trade

Joseph H. Lyons1 Comment

Published: April 2, 2026 On December 23, 2025, the Pentagon released its annual 2025 China Military Power Report to Congress—a reminder that America is still trying to deter tomorrow with…

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Deterrence on Layaway: A Shutdown’s Quiet Assault on American Security

Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversariesadversaries, allies, Artemis II, aviation, biodefense, budget, congress, continuity, Deterrence, deterrence studies , disruption, Government, health, HHS, morale, nation, preparedness, Public Health, readiness, resilience, screening, security, Shutdown, surveillance, TSA, vulnerability, workforce

Deterrence on Layaway: A Shutdown’s Quiet Assault on American Security

Brandon Toliver0 Comments

Published: March 30, 2026 A nation does not need to lose a battle to look weak. Sometimes it only needs to miss a paycheck. Washington often treats budget shutdowns as…

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Redefining Espionage: The Unseen War for Technological Dominance

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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