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12

Aug

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAfrica, Africa Lion, African Culture, China, Diplomacy, EU, Libya, military, partnership, Russia, South Africa, Sudan, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership, West Africa

Countering Russia’s Influence in Africa: Strategy and Actions

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

The Russian presence in Africa significantly expanded in recent years, especially following the restructuring of the Wagner Group, now renamed Africa Corps. The coups that took place in several African…

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05

Aug

Archive, Strategic Adversariesalliance, China, crinks, global security, Iran, Middle East, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, South China Sea, Ukraine

The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West

Stephen Blank1 Comment

Campaign rhetoric aside, the next president and America’s allies around the globe already face a multi-lateral nuclear alliance directed against them. Worse yet, that alliance is on track to become…

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30

Jul

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictAEI, air base, aircraft, anti-satellite, ASAT, China, GOVSATCOM, great-power war, Russia, Russian Space, satellite, satellite attack, Space, space infrastructure, US Space Command

There Can be No “Enduring Advantage in Space” without Space Superiority

Christopher Stone1 Comment

The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) new report, Building an Enduring Advantage in the Third Space Age, is a well-written report, authored by the well-known and respected Todd Harrison. Found in…

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29

Jul

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAfrica, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU, European, gold mines, ISIS, Libya, logistics, Mali, NATO, Navy, Niger, red sea, Russia, Sudan, Wagner group

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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25

Jul

Archive, Strategic Adversariesair base, B-21, B-52, bombers, China, cold war, ICBM, infrastructure, international order, modernization, National defense, National Security, North Korea, nuclear triad, SSBN

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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23

Jul

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAba Island, Asia-Pacific, CADC, China, Hawaii, India, Indo-Pacific, Islands, Japan, National defense, pacific ocean, Philippines, PLA, South China Sea, South Korea, Taiwan, Yonaguni Islands

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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18

Jul

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAircraft Carrier, Australia, China, force projection, Hypersonic Weapons, Indo-Pacific, Indo-PACOM, Japan, Navy, North Korea, nuclear capabilities, Nuclear Deterrence, Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle, ROUV, supercarrier, USS Gerald Ford

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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16

Jul

Archive, Strategic Adversariesccp, China, China National Nuclear Corporation, Chinese nationalists, cold war, ICBM, JL-3, Mao, MIRV, NATO, nuclear capabilities, Nuclear Deterrence, PLA, PLAN, Soviet Union, Taiwan, treaty

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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04

Jul

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAsia-Pacific, China, cold war, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Russia, South China Sea, Triad, trilateral superpower, unipolar, Western Europe

Nuclear Weapons and Trilateral Superpower Competition

Christine M. Leah1 Comment

Following the Cold War, there was much intellectual confusion concerning nuclear weapons, nuclear strategy, and why nuclear weapons exist. After the end of the Cold War, people around the world…

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02

Jul

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfghanistan, attack, Budapest, China, Czech, East Asia, Foreign Policy, Iron Curtain, Japan, nazis, Nuclear Deterrence, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Vietnam, Weinberger Doctrine

Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

Michael Fincher0 Comments

American history is imbued with a long-standing skepticism of intervention and long-term commitments that began with George Washington’s farewell address. While there is wisdom in this view, it is even…

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27

Jun

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic AdversariesChina, congress, defense strategy, deterrence strategy, economic stability, integrated deterrence, North Korea, Russia, strategic posture

American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence

Joshua Thibert1 Comment

As the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture argued in its October 2023 report, the United States neglected to sustain political legitimacy through a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape by allowing…

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