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Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesadvanced technologies, Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, baseload power, civil nuclear program, clean-energy system, climate commitments, cybersecurity, decarbonisation, economic competitiveness, electricity generation, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, energy diversification, Energy Security, FANR, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, fuel-cycle resilience, GCC nuclear cooperation, industrial development, low-carbon economy, microreactors, net zero by 2050, nonproliferation model, nuclear medicine, nuclear power, nuclear workforce, radiopharmaceuticals, reactor safety, regional leadership, renewable energy integration, small modular reactors, SMR, sterile insect technique, strategic ambition, UAE, United Arab Emirates

Energy Security and Strategic Ambition: Evaluating the UAE’s Nuclear Journey

Tahir Mahmood Azad0 Comments

When the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant began delivering electricity to the national grid in 2021, it marked more than a technical achievement. It signalled a strategic reorientation in how the…

Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversariesactivities, aggression containment, alliance cooperation, allies, American warfighter, burden sharing, China, comparative analysis, counterterrorism, credible deterrence, decision analysis, Defense Spending, deterrence framework, deterrence strategy, DPRK, Energy Security, extended deterrence, global engagement, Gulf States, hamas, homeland defense, Indo-Pacific, industrial base, interests, Iran, Israel, kinetic operations, Middle East, military assets, military strikes, mutual defense treaties, National defense, national defense strategy, National Security, nonproliferation, North Korea, nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, objectives, Partners, proliferation control, proxy networks, regional deterrence, regional stability, Russia, sanctions, security cooperation, sovereignty, Straits of Hormuz, strategic shifts, threat scenarios, transnational threats, two-front war, U.S. military power, U.S. policy, United States, uranium enrichment

Deterrence of North Korea and Iran: Interests-Objectives-Analysis Framework

Nathan Heath0 Comments

On June 22, the United States struck multiple Iranian nuclear sites, marking a tipping point in its deterrence of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. It was no longer enough to…

EnergyEnergy, Energy Security, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, United States

Lame Duck Energy Bill Threatens International Relations

Todd Tiarht

As Congress returns to Washington for its lame duck session, many members understandably hope to score victories before the 117th Congress concludes. With the record high gas prices of this…

EnergyEnergy Security, Europe, Russia, Turkey

Russia’s Renewed Energy Dominance in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Although the hype surrounding the recent launch of the TurkStream pipeline and the in-progress Nord Stream 2 would have readers believe otherwise, Russian energy dominance in Europe is nothing new.…

EnergyEnergy Security, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan

TAPI Pipeline Puts South Asia’s Prosperity in Peril

Arman Sidhu

Nearly a quarter-century after it was first envisaged, the long-awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline appears to have evolved from a hypothetical construct into a practical pipeline that proponents promise will deliver…

EnergyBaltics, Energy Security, Poland, Russia

Poland and Baltic States Reduce Reliance on Russian Energy

Gabriella Gricius

Europe's dependency on Russian energy has long been viewed as a threat to national security, particularly in Eastern European countries like the Baltic states and Poland. Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and…