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NATO’s Sentry Operations Show Why the Indo-Pacific Needs a Nuclear Alliance

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Published: July 20, 2026 NATO’s recent establishment of Baltic Sentry (2025), Eastern Sentry (2025), and Arctic Sentry (2026) reflects more than a response to Russian aggression. Collectively, these operations demonstrate…

Archive, Strategic Adversariesarms sales, Beijing Summit, China, constructive strategic stability, cross-strait relations, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Deterrence, Indo-Pacific, Kuomintang (KMT), Lai Ching-te, Marco Rubio, military modernization, security commitments, strategic ambiguity, Taiwan Strait, trade negotiations, transactional diplomacy, Unification, United States

The Beijing Summit and The Future of Taiwan-US Relations

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Published: July 13, 2026 The central issue underlying the 2026 Beijing summit was not trade, agriculture, or aircraft purchases, but the future of Taiwan and the evolving structure of U.S.-China relations in the Indo-Pacific.…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAustralia, Bab el-Mandeb, Diversification, Energy Security, global shipping disruption, Gulf of Aden, Hormuz, houthis, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Iran-backed Houthis, Japan, maritime chokepoints, maritime security, Middle East, non-state actors, One moment, red sea, Somali piracy, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, supply chain disruptions, Thailand

Proxy Wars Threaten Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific Amid Regional Turmoil in The Middle East

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Published: June 30, 2026 Persistent geopolitical instability surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has renewed the debate about Indo-Pacific energy security and the need to diversify supply sources. However, diversification alone may not eliminate strategic vulnerability, even…

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Beyond the American Umbrella: Europe’s Turn to Forward Deterrence

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Published: 20 May 2026 In his “Ile Longue” speech on March 2, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a message that will echo across European capitals for years to come.…

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Deterrence Without Resolve Is No Deterrence at All

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Published: May 12, 2026 There is a comforting fiction at the heart of much contemporary strategic thinking: conventional military capabilities can substitute for nuclear deterrence without requiring the same political…

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Silent Signals: Russian and Chinese Conventional Threats to NC3 and U.S. Extended Deterrence in Australia

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Published: April 27, 2026 Introduction Russia’s recent deployment of a conventionally armed, diesel-powered submarine to Indonesia should not be dismissed as routine naval activity. It is a calculated strategic signal.…

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Iran’s Missile-Drone Campaign and Its Implications for the United States’ Deterrence

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Published: April 16, 2026 The ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel has produced one of the most significant case studies in the evolution of contemporary warfare. Iran,…

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact 4: Blueprint for an Indo-Pacific Nuclear Alliance

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Published: April 9, 2026 The Indo-Pacific is rapidly emerging as the central theatre of global strategic competition. Unlike the Cold War in Europe, where nuclear deterrence involved two superpowers across…

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact 2: Gray zone campaigns and activities conducted by China, North Korea, and Russia in the Indo-Pacific

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Published: April 6, 2026 Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific is increasingly taking place in the “gray zone”—the space between routine state competition and open warfare. Rather than relying solely on…

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact 3: A Nuclear Alliance as the Ultimate Backstop to Grey Zone Coercion

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Published: March 26, 2026 Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific increasingly occurs in the grey zone, the space between routine statecraft and open armed conflict. China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran…

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact: Why the Indo-Pacific Requires a Nuclear Alliance

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Published: March 5, 2026 The Indo-Pacific is entering a far more dangerous strategic era. Military modernization, grey-zone coercion, and rapid nuclear expansion are reshaping the regional balance of power. Most…