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AI & Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threats, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic Adversaries2025 National Security Strategy, artificial intelligence, Cislunar Security, Critical Materials, defense industrial base, Deterrence, Disruptive Industries, Economic Security, export controls, Indo-Pacific, industrial base, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing Capacity, Military Strategy, mobilization, national resilience, reindustrialization, Reshoring, space superiority, Spheres of Influence, Strategic Technologies, supply chains, Technological Leadership, Western hemisphere

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

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

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…

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…

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic Adversariesanti-satellite, Attrition, B-21 raider, B-52J, China, Cyber, Denmark, Deterrence, Doctrine, electronic warfare, End-to-End Testing, Golden Dome, hypersonic, industrial base, Iran, Kill Chains, long-range strike, missile defense, modernization, multi-domain operations, NATO, Precision Fires, proliferation, resilience, Responsive Launch, Russia, Space, strategic advantage, Survivability, Tactical Edge, Taiwan

This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025)

GSR Staff0 Comments

This past week was maelstrom of activities in deterrence. We are seeing a shift of the forces reshaping deterrence across domains. Paramount is the urgency of integrating allied doctrine, accelerating…

Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversaries6th-generation aircraft, active protection systems, advanced technologies, AI copilots, airframes, American military primacy, artificial intelligence, battlefield awareness, China’s military, cybersecurity, defense budget, deterrence studies , directed energy weapons, electronic warfare, F-15EX Eagle II, F-35A, Hypersonic Weapons, industrial base, ISR drones, JADC2, M1A2 Abrams tanks, modernization, modular upgrades, multi-domain operations, network-centric warfare, open-architecture upgrades, peer threats, radar-absorbent materials, reconnaissance satellites, sensor fusion, stealth coatings, strategic intelligence, supply chain, sustainment costs, swarm UAVs

Maintaining American Military Primacy Without Breaking the Bank

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Maintaining the United States’ position as the world’s premier military force will push the defense budget beyond the trillion-dollar mark. To ensure the long-term sustainability of the world’s most advanced…

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAI, culture, data, HUMINT, industrial base, innovation, Intelligence, Nuclear Deterrence, OSINT, prototyping, technology, threats

AI Overload: Navigating the US Intelligence Community’s Data Deluge

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) involves collecting, analyzing, and utilizing information from publicly available sources to inform decision-making within the intelligence community. It provides critical insights without the need for clandestine operations,…

Archive, Strategic Adversariesacquisition, Air Force, aircraft, cold war, contracting, defense, FEMA, ICBM, industrial base, manufacturing, Minuteman III, Navy, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, shelter, ships, shipyards, SpaceX, Trident II, UK, US

Investing in National Security: The Case for Fostering Competition in the Defense Industry

Aaron Holland2 Comments

The United States stands at a critical juncture. As tensions rise and threats from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran evolve, it is paramount that the nation ensure it possess…