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A Counterintelligence Profile: Are High-Fliers Ready?

Hamza Chaudhary0 Comments

Published: May 7, 2026 For the geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it is a time of great anxiety. With the non-Arab actors engaging in another tense…

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131 Micro Reactors: Reliable Energy and National Security

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Podcast, Strategic Adversariesbattlefield logistics, clean energy, climate security, compact nuclear reactors, critical energy systems, defense innovation, Deterrence, energy dominance, energy independence, energy infrastructure, energy resilience, forward operating bases, micro reactors, military energy, military readiness, National Security, nuclear power, nuclear technology, strategic energy, sustainable defense

131 Micro Reactors: Reliable Energy and National Security

James Petrosky & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

What if the key to future battlefield dominance isn’t a weapon… but a reactor? In this electrifying episode, the NIDS crew pull back the curtain on one of the most…

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Deterrence and NATO’s Emerging Security Environment

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesanti-submarine warfare, Arctic, battlefield nuclear weapons, BRICS, China, conventional threats, critical infrastructure, cross-domain deterrence, cyber threats, Cyberattacks, deep sea, Deterrence, economic threats, geopolitical objectives, hybrid threats, Intelligence, international norms, Iran, military readiness, national power, NATO, North Korea, nuclear arsenal, nuclear threats, reconnaissance, resilience, Russia, security environment, space threats, space-based systems, strategic competition, surveillance, terrorist attacks

Deterrence and NATO’s Emerging Security Environment

Alex Alfirraz Scheers0 Comments

The international security environment is deteriorating rapidly and becoming increasingly dangerous and uncertain. China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia pose a threat to Western interests in multiple domains. Among them…

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