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Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: A New Battlefield Reality

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAI, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, civilian casualties, confidence-building measures, emerging military technologies, false nuclear alarms, full autonomy, Gaza conflict, global peace and security, human out of the loop, IHL, international humanitarian law, international verification mechanisms, LAWS, Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, Meaningful Human Control, MHC, Military Technology, moratorium, Nuclear Deterrence, Resolution A/RES/79/62, South Asian nuclear deterrence, strategic stability, strategic stability dynamics, Ukraine conflict, UN CCW, UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, UN General Assembly

Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: A New Battlefield Reality

Jawad Ali Shah0 Comments

Published: March 31, 2026 Technological advances and rising military expenditures in recent years have accelerated the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). Though this technology is still in its…

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CARRIER, CHOKEPOINT, AND COERCION: THE DYNAMICS OF IRAN-US CONFLICT

Archive, Defense & Security, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesair defense systems, Arabian Sea, asymmetrical warfare, Carrier Battle Group, coastal missiles, coercion, conflict studies, F-35C, fast-attack crafts, global oil consumption, Iran-US conflict, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, maritime domain, Middle East, Military Technology, naval armada, nuclear deterrent, nuclear strategy, Ohio class SSGNs, oil tankers, Patriot air-defense system, regime change, sea control, sea denial, short-range ballistic missiles, Strait of Hormuz, suicide drones, THAAD missile defense systems, Tomahawk cruise missiles, US military assets, USS Abraham Lincoln

CARRIER, CHOKEPOINT, AND COERCION: THE DYNAMICS OF IRAN-US CONFLICT

Ahmad Ibrahim0 Comments

Published: March 9, 2026 (Editor’s Note: This article was submitted before the U.S.-Iran conflict began. We intentionally left the article as “forward looking” to signify the value of the analysis.) …

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The Quiet Dismantling of America’s AI Warfighting Edge

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The Quiet Dismantling of America’s AI Warfighting Edge

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

Amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) arms race, elite adversaries such as China and Russia are actively strengthening their military tech structures without any barriers from their government. They are…

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ICBM EAR Week of February 10, 2025

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ICBM EAR Week of February 10, 2025

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Key Takeaways from: ICBM EAR Week of February 10, 2025 Overview The report, prepared by Peter Huessy, comprehensively assesses nuclear deterrence, strategic security issues, and emerging threats. It includes key…

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Why India Made Up with China at the BRICS Summit

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmit Gupta, Beijing-Moscow alliance, bilateral meeting, border skirmishes, BRICS, cellphone market, China, CRINK, de-dollarize, economic growth, economic ties, electric scooters, foreign direct investment, Galwan, high-tech industries, Hisense, Huawei, India, Indo-Pacific, Law Based International Order, Military Technology, Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi's internal standing, Paytm, Quadrilateral Alliance, United States, Xi Jinping

Why India Made Up with China at the BRICS Summit

Amit Gupta0 Comments

For the past six years India-China relations have been at a low point with the two countries getting into skirmishes along the border. The worst of these was in 2020,…

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Why Military Presses Matter

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Why Military Presses Matter

Adam Lowther & Laura M. Thurston Goodroe0 Comments

On a 2015 official visit to the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, China, I (Adam) was talking with a senior PLA colonel about Chinese…

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