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Deterrence

Greenland, Strategic Denial, and the Survivability of U.S. Nuclear Forces

Greenland, Strategic Denial, and the Survivability of U.S. Nuclear Forces

Greenland’s strategic importance lies not in symbolism, climate change, or future economic potential, but in its role at the center of modern deterrence. The island anchors the ability of the…
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No Treaty, No Panic: Deterrence and Stability After New START

No Treaty, No Panic: Deterrence and Stability After New START

The expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, 2026 has fueled concerns that, absent formal limits, uncertainty surrounding U.S. and Russian nuclear forces could generate instability and elevate…
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India’s Push for Long Range Air-to-Surface Missiles

India’s Push for Long Range Air-to-Surface Missiles

India’s accelerating induction and expansion of long-range air-to-surface missiles (LR-ASM) into its conventional stockpile marks a shift in its military doctrine after the May 2025 war with Pakistan. While Indian…
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Ukraine and the Failure of Western Assumptions

Ukraine and the Failure of Western Assumptions

Ukraine did not just resist invasion; it shattered Western assumptions. In the weeks leading up to Russia’s 2022 invasion, the dominant view across Europe and the United States was that…
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Can Denmark Defend Greenland from Trump?

Can Denmark Defend Greenland from Trump?

The renewed attention on Greenland did not begin with Arctic ice melt or the quest for rare earth minerals. It began with discomfort, specifically, American discomfort with a long-standing European…
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The Conversation Europe Never Wanted: Hypersonic Tensions and U.S. Defense Strategy

The Conversation Europe Never Wanted: Hypersonic Tensions and U.S. Defense Strategy

Picture a late-night briefing room in Europe. Screens glow. A map of western Ukraine fills the wall. A red arc appears, moving faster than anything else in the inventory of…
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Not Part of China: An Explanation of Japan’s Taiwan Policy

Not Part of China: An Explanation of Japan’s Taiwan Policy

On December 3, Hong Kong’s main English newspaper, The South China Morning Post, posted on the social media website X, “Breaking: Japan’s Sanae Takaichi reaffirms Taiwan is a part of…
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Techno-Economic power at the heart of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy

Techno-Economic power at the heart of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy

The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) dropped on December 4th. The Secretary of War said: “Out with utopian idealism, in with hard-nosed realism.” The NSS could even further be translated…
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The AI Revolution’s Outsized Impact on Deterrence

The AI Revolution’s Outsized Impact on Deterrence

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on national security at large and deterrence specifically cannot be overstated. The business leaders competing in the field of AI, like Sam Altman, Elon…
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The Case for Deterrence: What the 2025 NSS Gets Right

The Case for Deterrence: What the 2025 NSS Gets Right

After ten months in office, the Trump administration has released its 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), marking a clear shift toward an "America First" approach that emphasizes core U.S. national…
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Hacking the Apocalypse: How Cyberattacks Could Trigger Nuclear Escalation

Hacking the Apocalypse: How Cyberattacks Could Trigger Nuclear Escalation

Many of the world’s strategists still share the same conviction: as Kathryn Bigelow’s film A House of Dynamite (2025) dramatizes, nuclear escalation can only originate from a missile of unknown…
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The Impact of the India-US Growing Strategic Partnership on South Asia

The Impact of the India-US Growing Strategic Partnership on South Asia

In October 2025, the United States and India agreed to a 10-year defense partnership. It is an attempt to renew defense relations between the two countries. The partnership developed from…
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