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20

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesAmerican interests, Arms Control, bilateral agreements, Budapest Memorandum, challenges, China, codes of conduct, collaboration, Diplomacy, disarmament, force posture, hostilities, implementation, inspections, Iranian regime change, multilateral agreements, NATO, NATO Committee on Proliferation, Negative Security Assurances, non-nuclear-weapon Iran, norms, North Korea, nuclear deterrent, Nuclear Planning Group, operational decision-makers, opportunities, Penn State-Brandywine, Russia, Stephen Cimbala, sunset period, sustainment, treaties, unilateral declarations, United States

An Uncertain Future for Arms Control

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

A strong nuclear deterrent reduces risks to the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Such is the view of many within the nuclear enterprise. Arms control and…

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16

Jan

Archive, Diplomacy, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAlternative for Germany, budget deficit, Christophe Bosquillon ​, defense, Elections, Emmanuel Macron, entrepreneurship, EU, Europe, France, François Bayrou, Friedrich Merz, GDP, Gerhard Scholz, Germany, immigration, innovation, Keir Starmer, Michel Barnier, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, political instability, Romania, Russia, social disruption, socialism, UK, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, wealth gap, welfare state

More Political Uncertainties Affecting Europe’s Defense Build-up

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Politics in Europe are growing increasingly unstable. The Starmer government in the United Kingdom (UK) is stalled and the German coalition of Gerhard Scholz dissolved, with elections coming. Under French…

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14

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, artificial intelligence, China, cyber warfare, emerging technologies, global security, hypersonic missiles, INF Treaty, international cooperation, Iran, Middle East, missile defense, multilateralism, NATO, New START, North Korea, nuclear deterrent, nuclear escalation, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, space weaponization, strategic stability, transatlantic alliance, Trump, unilateralism, United Nations

Trump 2.0: Unilateralism and the Future of Arms Control

Syed Ali Abbas0 Comments

As the world prepares for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the implications for global arms control loom large. New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between…

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08

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, EAR Report, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesanti-American policy, Arms Race, Beijing, Biden, Brilliant Pebbles, China, China threat report, Chinese nuclear threat, coercion, congress, Deterrence, EAR, economic news, European defense, Geostrategic Analysis, Hoover Institute, ICBM, India, intermediate-range ballistic missile, Iran, Iranian nuclear threat, Kim Jong Un, Middle East, Mike Johnson, missile defense, Moscow, National Institute of Deterrent Studies, NATO, NDAA, next generation interceptor, NGI, NIDS, North Korea, nuclear assets, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear funding, nuclear modernization, nuclear stability, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Peter Huessy, Reagan, ROK, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Russian nuclear forces, seminar series, Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, space technology, space-based systems, Speaker of the House, strategic developments, Taiwan, Terrorism, Trump, U.S. defense manufacturing, U.S. Navy, U.S. security, U.S. Senate, U.S.-South Korean Alliance, Ukraine, Union of Concerned Scientists, ussr

ICBM EAR Report Jan, 3 2025

Peter Huessy0 Comments

ICBM EAR Report Executive Summary Based on the latest EAR Report, these are the critical points on global security, upcoming events, and the ongoing discourse on nuclear deterrence, modernization, and…

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06

Jan

Archive, Defense & Security, Diplomacy, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, Arms Race, China, Cold War logic, conflict prevention, cooperation, cuban missile crisis, Diplomacy, economic development, escalation dominance, global stability, humanitarian aid, humanitarian engagement, military capability, National Security, nuclear arms race, Peace Economy Project ​, resilience, restraint, Russia, smart defense spending, sustainable policies, systemic inequalities, Ukraine, understanding, US deterrence policy

Escalation Dominance Is a Flawed Framework

Katerina Canyon0 Comments

The argument for “escalation dominance” as a cornerstone of US deterrence policy, presented in Joe Buff’s recent Global Security Review article, relies on outdated Cold War logic that fails to…

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03

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAmerican weapons, Christophe Bosquillon ​, conflict resolution, Crimea, cyber warfare, Deterrence, Donbass, drone warfare, EU, European NATO, missile warfare, NATO, natural gas, negotiated settlement, nuclear arms, public opinion, reconstruction, Russia, sanctions, space warfare, Trump administration, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

An Endgame in Ukraine

Christophe Bosquillon1 Comment

The incoming Trump administration will pick up the Ukraine dossier where the outgoing administration left it. As American leadership moves away from election rhetorics and back to the reality of…

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30

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Diplomacy, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, America First, Arab states, belt and road initiative, China, counterterrorism, defense capabilities, defense cooperation, economic reforms, Foreign Policy, Gaza, geopolitical power, Gulf Cooperation Council, houthis, India-Middle East-Europe corridor, Iran, Israel, maritime security, Middle East, Mohamed ElDoh ​, non-state actors, Palestine, red sea, regional security, regional stability, Russia, strategic power, trade agreements, transactional diplomacy, Trump, US economy, Yemen

Now That Trump Is Back, What Should Arab States Do?

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Arab states already face a pivotal moment in shaping their foreign policy. Known for his transactional diplomacy and “America First” approach, Trump…

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27

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Government & Politics, Space Deterrence & ConflictABM Treaty, agricultural assistance, AI, Air Force Global Strike Command, alert warheads, Appropriations, Arms Control, B-52J, ballistic missile, Barack Obama, big data, Bill Clinton, Bill Gertz, China, China Military Power Report, Chinese military, Chuck Fleischmann, coercive threats, cold war, Columbia submarines, Columbia-class submarines, congress, conventional missiles, CR, cyber warfare, D-5 missiles, debt limit, deep fake, Defense Secretary, Defense Spending, Defense Subcommittee, disaster relief, Donald Trump, drones, EAR, Elon Musk, F130 engine, Gaza, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, GMD, GPALS, homeland missile defense, hypersonic missile, ICBM, ICBM leg, Information Warfare, intelligentized warfare, Israel, Jon Finer, Lloyd Austin, Minuteman III, missile defense, Mitch McConnell, mutual assured destruction, NATO, New START, nuclear buildup, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear deterrent, nuclear warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Ohio-class submarines, Pakistan, Peter Huessy, PLA, quantum computing, Robert Joseph, Robert Peters, robotic arm, Rolls-Royce, Ronald Reagan, Russia, Sentinel, shipyard capacity., SLBM, SLBM warheads, space station, space-based defense, space-based interceptors, SpaceX, strategic defenses, submarine launched missiles, Taliban, Todd Weeks, Triad, U.S.-ROK alliance, Ukraine, US Senate, Valery Gerasimov, Vladimir Putin

ICBM EAR Report for December 20th

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Summary Report for ICBM EAR Report of December 20, 2024 The EAR Report is a must read for National security professionals to stay informed about rapidly evolving global threats and…

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23

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic AdversariesAstrakhan, BIR, Bulava, conventional explosives, conventional-nuclear integration, David Rehbein, Dnipro, hypersonic, IRBM, John Swegle ​, Kedr, kinetic, kinetic energy, Mach 11, MIRV, missile, Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, NATO, nuclear payload, Oreshnik, Pivdenmash, Rubezh, Russia, Sary Shagan, submunitions, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Russian Use of IRBMs in Ukraine

David Rehbein & John A. Swegle1 Comment

On November 21, 2024, Russia struck the Pivdenmash aerospace factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, with six warheads delivered by an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Each warhead dispensed a group of six…

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20

Dec

Archive, Bonus Reads, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, aircraft, Appropriations, artillery shells, Assad regime, battleground states, China, congress, continuing resolution, CSIS, defense appropriations, defense budget, defense funding, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, defense policy, defense policy bill, Defense Production Act, Defense Spending, defense strategy, defense-related activities, Deterrence, environmental regulations, escalation, escalation dominance, extremist organization, fast breeder reactors, gender-affirming care, House, IISS, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Los Alamos, military, military veterans, modernization, National Security, national security programs, NATO, NATO expansion, natural gas, NDAA, NNSA, North Korea, nuclear age, nuclear arms race, nuclear arsenal, nuclear brinksmanship, nuclear deterrent, nuclear enterprise, nuclear modernization, nuclear proliferation, nuclear testing, nuclear threats, nuclear treaties, nuclear warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Oil, Palantir, pentagon, plutonium, precision-guided munitions, Reagan Defense Forum, Rocky Flats, Rosatom, Russia, Savannah River, security, Senate, stockpile stewardship, strategic competitors, strategic developments, strategic environment, strategic risk, submarines, Syria, Taiwan, Taiwan conflict, transition team, Trump, Ukraine, wargaming, wartime footing, world war III, Xi Jinping

ICBM EAR Report December 8th

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Executive Summary: Week of December 8, 2024 This report asserts that the United States is at a critical inflection point in global security,  facing mounting threats from an increasingly assertive…

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10

Dec

Strategic Adversariesadversarial nation-states, American society, China, Craig Albert ​, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, democracy, Disinformation, divisiveness, election, foreign interference, hacking, inauguration day, influence operations, intelligence agencies, Iran, malinformation, misinformation, polarization, political process, public confidence, Russia, Social Media, US elections, vigilance

The Election May Be Over, but the Threat of Foreign Interference Is Not

Craig Albert0 Comments

Election day came and went relatively smoothly. There was none of the violence or unrest people feared. What if, however, the real danger has not passed but is just beginning?…

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