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

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Defense & Security, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic Adversariesalliance cohesion, AUKUS, burden sharing, catastrophic war, China, declaratory policy, Deterrence, escalation management, extended deterrence, grey-zone coercion, Indo-Pacific, large-scale conventional war, military modernization, multi-nuclear dynamics, nuclear alliance, nuclear attack, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear expansion, nuclear sharing, Pacific Defense Pact, Quad, Russia, strategic competition, strategic consultation

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

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

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…

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What the Pukpuk Mutual Defense Treaty Tells Us about the Pacific Security Order

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAsia-Pacific, Australia, Australian Defence Force, China, Civil-Military Relations, constitutional constraints, defense cooperation, domestic politics, Foreign Policy, geopolitical influence, great powers, interoperability, military modernization, mutual defense, Pacific security, Papua New Guinea, parliamentary ratification, Pukpuk Treaty, regional order, regional stability, security alliance, small states, sovereignty, sovereignty safeguards, strategic balance, strategic competition, United States

What the Pukpuk Mutual Defense Treaty Tells Us about the Pacific Security Order

Fawad Afridi0 Comments

The declaration of the Pukpuk Treaty between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia is a significant shift in the security order in the Pacific. Where small states were traditionally regarded…

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India’s Strategy of Escalation Dominance

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAgni-Prime, air defense systems, Arms Control, Balochistan Think Tank Network, BUITEMS Quetta, bunker-buster missile, Cold Start doctrine, confidence-building measures, conventional superiority, conventional warfare, counterforce capability, crisis management, cyber warfare, deterrence stability, escalation dominance, full-spectrum deterrence, India, India-Pakistan conflict, international diplomacy, limited war, Military Doctrine, military modernization, missile defense, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear escalation, nuclear posture, nuclear-capable missiles, Operation Sindoor, Pakistan, rail-based launcher, regional stability, retaliatory capability, security dilemma, South Asia, space capabilities, strategic affairs, strategic autonomy, strategic signaling, technological development

India’s Strategy of Escalation Dominance

Sher Ali Kakar & Atta Ullah0 Comments

Recent, statements by Indian Air Force Chief Marshal AP Singh and Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reflect how India’s military doctrine is transforming, which, in recent years, has undergone…

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Nuclear Order and Disorder in the Asia-Pacific

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, Asia-Pacific, China, Chinese nuclear arsenal, cold war, conventional war, deterrence studies , deterrence theory, Diplomacy, geopolitical order, military modernization, NATO, North Korean nuclear arsenal, nuclear abstinence, Nuclear disorder, nuclear expansion, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, nuclear proliferation, nuclear threats, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, peace dividend, post-Cold War, Russia, South Korea, strategic theory, superpower competition, Taiwan invasion

Nuclear Order and Disorder in the Asia-Pacific

Christine M. Leah1 Comment

The world is entering a new era of nuclear disorder. This new era is characterized by several elements. They include the breakdown of nuclear (and conventional) arms control, the return…

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ICBM EAR Report October 28th 2024

Archive, Bonus Reads, EAR Report, Strategic Adversariesballistic missile, congress, defense strategy, deployment, geopolitical landscape, global threats, ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile, joint air drills, LGM-35A Sentinel, Military Funding, military modernization, Minuteman III, missile test, modernization efforts, National Nuclear Security Administration, North Korea, North Korean troops, nuclear defense, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear technology, regional instability, Russia, security alliance, U. S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. nuclear triad, U.S.-South Korea cooperation, Ukraine conflict

ICBM EAR Report October 28th 2024

Peter Huessy0 Comments

This report provides an in-depth look at recent developments in global defense, with a particular focus on North Korea’s and Russia’s military actions and the United States' strategic response. Readers…

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Our Delusional Presidential Campaigns

Archive, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAmerican prosperity, Defense buildup, Defense Spending, domestic pressures, Donald Trump, economic illiteracy, economic policies, generational change, international challenges, media scrutiny, military modernization, National debt, presidential campaigns, security, tariffs, Vice President Kamala Harris, world leadership

Our Delusional Presidential Campaigns

Stephen Blank1 Comment

To date, both presidential campaigns have mostly evaded any serious discussion of the real issues challenging the United States. When they have discussed them, they have interspersed potentially serious ideas…

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