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Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyABM, Arms Control, China, Deterrence, IAMD, Russia, SASC, Space, START, strategic posture, treaty

Understanding the Strategic Posture Commission Report

The new Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States report unanimously concluded the United States is unprepared to face China and Russia as two nuclear-armed peer adversaries.…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Space Deterrence & Conflictcyber-attacks, encryption, Russia, satellite attack, spacecraft

Russia and the Growing Danger of Satellite Cyberattacks

Alexis Schlotterback

To prove itself a formidable competitor in space, Russia is turning to space warfare. This includes anti-satellite tactics using cyber. Even in terrestrial cyber conflicts, Russia possesses the ability to…

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictChine, combat, competitive advantage, Deterrence, joint force, Russia, satelite, Space, space force, strategy

The Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force: The Good and Bad

Christopher Stone

In August 2023, the Department of the Air Force released its congressional report on Space Force strategy, which was directed by Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArms Control, China, Deterrence, NATO, nuclear, Russia, stability

The Danger of Minimum Deterrence

Peter Huessy

Arms control advocates often propose a minimal deterrence strategy as a first step toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Closely connected to a “no first use” policy, much of such…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Russia, United States

President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later

Sam Stanton & Adam Lowther

With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication…

Defense & SecurityArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, India, Nagorno-Karabakh, NATO, Russia

If Armenia Wants Western Defense Support, Doctrine and Partner Engagement Reform Must Happen Now

Jack Dulgarian

Armenia cannot protect the indigenous Nagorno-Karabakh people and Republic of Armenia without a competent vanguard. The Armenian Ministry of Defense can continue to rely on Russia, but will Moscow come…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Jack Dulgarian

The Republic of Armenia has been under attack by Azerbaijan. Baku may not halt its aggression any time soon. If matters worsen for Armenia, Russia may offer the ultimate trade…

Defense & SecurityChina, Georgia, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

The Changing Face of Conflict: What is Hybrid Warfare?

Joshua Ball

Understanding the Implications of Hybrid and Non-Linear Warfare I. Introduction The concept of warfare has evolved significantly over the years, with the traditional notion of state-on-state conflict increasingly giving way…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A New START for New START? The Future Russo-American Nuclear Arms Control

Stephen Cimbala & Adam Lowther

The war in Ukraine will end sooner or later. It may likely take the form of a negotiated peace settlement, which will allow traditional diplomatic relations to return between the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Cyber, India, Pakistan, Russia, Terrorism, United States

From Missiles to Microchips

Joshua E. Duke

This article was originally published on June 30, 2020. Efforts by the United States Intelligence Community (IC) to apply Cold War strategies to new age threats and non-state actors have…

Defense & SecurityChina, Information Operations, Information Warfare, NATO, Russia, United States

Understanding Information Operations & Information Warfare

Matthew J. Fecteau

This article was originally published on January 7, 2019. The concept of information operations (IO) has entered into our everyday lexicon without a precise definition. Any stated definition of information…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, United States

The Department of Defense’s Multidomain Operations Challenge

John Laudun, Tom Kroh, Mahbube Sidikki, Robert Arp, & Adam Lowther

This article was originally published on October 21, 2021. In response to the shift towards Indo-Pacific regional concerns, the US Army and the Department of Defense began developing multidomain operations…