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The Iran War and Nuclear Weapons: Paths Forward or Backward?

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Published: July 14, 2026 The announcement of a mid-June 2026 agreement between the United States and Iran on a framework for resolving the conflict that began on February 28 promised immediate relief for…

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NATO 3.0 and the Nuclear Arsenal It Requires

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Published: July 6, 2026 Contemporary disagreements between the U.S. and its NATO allies have intensified over political, economic, and security issues. Disputes over trade, tariffs, defense spending, and expeditionary support reveal an unhealthy frustration with burden-sharing demands and…

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Arms Control is No Panacea, But It Helps

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Published: June 22, 2026 Some eighty years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the global community still struggles with the strategic, political, and ethical implications of nuclear arms races.…

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Russian Nuclear Deterrence and the Ghost of Stalin

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Published: June 5, 2026 Russia’s nuclear strategy occupies a central place in global security debates. With the world’s largest and most diverse nuclear arsenal and a leadership that frequently employs nuclear rhetoric, Russia’s approach…

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Turkey’s ICBM: Ambition for Autonomy

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Published: May 26, 2026 At the recent SAHA Expo 2026, Turkey unveiled a mock-up of the Yildirimhan (Thunderbolt) and released details about the long-range, four-engined, liquid-fueled ballistic missile. The designation…

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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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The Halls of Ivy and National Defense

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Published: May 19, 2026 The relationship between the federal government and American universities is tense and often misunderstood. The gap between the purposes and priorities of government, on one side,…

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Yes, You Can Be a Feminist and Still Support Nuclear Deterrence

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Published: May 4, 2026 In 1987, acclaimed feminist researcher Carol Cohn released a scathing gendered critique of Cold War nuclear deterrence. Cohn argued that the ‘technostrategic,’ masculinized language used to…

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The Pitfalls of Offensive Counterproliferation

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Published: April 30, 2026 The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was intended to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, and it has achieved remarkable success. Since the treaty was entered into…

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Much Ado About Nothing: The Proliferation Debate Post Venezuela

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The morning of January 3rd, 2026, a U.S. Army delta-force team conducted an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife. The operation comes in the wake of…

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America’s Managed Retreat: How the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Shifts the Burden to Allies

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The United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document that has been written under the shadow of economic strain and military overreach, and it raises the slogan of…