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Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

A concerning trend in Africa is developing. Political instability is increasing. This trend is reflected in military coups that occurred in African countries between 2020 and 2024. For example, Presidential…

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America’s Cold Warrior: A Review

Michael Fincher & Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

This book is not a stale history of an insignificant person. It is a well written, fascinating story centered around a very influential man. It just happens that the man’s…

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Nuclear Weapons and Trilateral Superpower Competition

Christine M. Leah1 Comment

Following the Cold War, there was much intellectual confusion concerning nuclear weapons, nuclear strategy, and why nuclear weapons exist. After the end of the Cold War, people around the world…

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Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

Michael Fincher0 Comments

American history is imbued with a long-standing skepticism of intervention and long-term commitments that began with George Washington’s farewell address. While there is wisdom in this view, it is even…

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American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence

Joshua Thibert1 Comment

As the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture argued in its October 2023 report, the United States neglected to sustain political legitimacy through a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape by allowing…

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Adversary Demographic Trends Are Eroding American Nuclear Deterrence

Joe Buff0 Comments

Differences in birth rates between countries can affect their demographics, with dire implications for national security. These differences can shift states’ relative economic and military power. They can also alter…

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Allied Air Defense

Todd Clawson0 Comments

Recent action by the United States and like-minded nations to defend Israel from an unprecedented Iranian airstrike demonstrates how the United States and NATO can defend their allies and partners…

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Nuclear Deterrence Is Not a Theoretical Game

Aaron Holland & Joe Buff0 Comments

During the Cold War, strategists used applied math for insights into nuclear strategy. Their techniques included game theory, macroeconomics, and systems analysis. These models, brilliant as their creators were, had…

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Fixing the Nation’s Harbor Security

Michael Fincher0 Comments

In the early hours of March 26, 2024, the MV Dali, carrying over 4,000 containers, suffered a complete loss of power and struck a support pillar of the Francis Scott…

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The Strategic Contest in Ukraine: A Pivotal War Foreshadowing a Major US-China Conflict

Tomas Janeliunas1 Comment

Beyond halting Russia, American political and military support for Ukraine plays a crucial role in preventing China from escalating its aggression against Western democracies. The recent approval of a supplemental…

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Analyzing the Turkic Vector of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

Rufat Ahmedzade0 Comments

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is one of the main foreign policy initiatives of Azerbaijan. In his swearing-in ceremony in February 2024 Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, described the OTS…