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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact 2: Gray zone campaigns and activities conducted by China, North Korea, and Russia in the Indo-Pacific

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Published: April 6, 2026 Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific is increasingly taking place in the “gray zone”—the space between routine state competition and open warfare. Rather than relying solely on…

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Reciprocity in Deterrence, Not Just Trade

Joseph H. Lyons1 Comment

Published: April 2, 2026 On December 23, 2025, the Pentagon released its annual 2025 China Military Power Report to Congress—a reminder that America is still trying to deter tomorrow with…

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Beyond a Pacific Defense Pact: Why the Indo-Pacific Requires a Nuclear Alliance

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Published: March 5, 2026 The Indo-Pacific is entering a far more dangerous strategic era. Military modernization, grey-zone coercion, and rapid nuclear expansion are reshaping the regional balance of power. Most…

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An Identity Crisis in Europe’s Russian Frontier

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A cultural feud over the legacy of the American Civil War has raged in the United States for over 150 years, pitting sympathizers of the Lost Cause against their opponents…

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BRICS: The Emerging Bloc That Threatens the Liberal International Order

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How could a quiet sentence from Washington rattle an entire European nation? Newly installed in the Oval Office, Donald Trump caused Europe to hold its breath when, in one of…

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India’s Deep Strategic Culture Beyond the Skies

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From the 1957 Sputnik-1 satellite to more contemporary explorations such as NASA’s Artemis III program, space has become the high ground for state competition due to its multifaceted military and…

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Greenland, Strategic Denial, and the Survivability of U.S. Nuclear Forces

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Greenland’s strategic importance lies not in symbolism, climate change, or future economic potential, but in its role at the center of modern deterrence. The island anchors the ability of the…

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No Treaty, No Panic: Deterrence and Stability After New START

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The expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, 2026 has fueled concerns that, absent formal limits, uncertainty surrounding U.S. and Russian nuclear forces could generate instability and elevate…

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Can Denmark Defend Greenland from Trump?

Kirk Fansher & Curtis McGiffin1 Comment

The renewed attention on Greenland did not begin with Arctic ice melt or the quest for rare earth minerals. It began with discomfort, specifically, American discomfort with a long-standing European…

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The Conversation Europe Never Wanted: Hypersonic Tensions and U.S. Defense Strategy

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Picture a late-night briefing room in Europe. Screens glow. A map of western Ukraine fills the wall. A red arc appears, moving faster than anything else in the inventory of…

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Understanding President Trump’s Truth Social Post on Nuclear Testing?

Adam Lowther0 Comments

On October 30, 2025, President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social, “The United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and…