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The United States Did Not Lose the War Against Iran: The Harder Part is Postwar Peacemaking

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Published: July 21, 2026 Recently, it has become fashionable in news commentary and in political pronouncements by members of Congress, among others, to claim that the United States’ conflict with…

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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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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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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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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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Diplomacy in Great Power Competition and the Limits of Economic Statecraft

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As contemporary rivals, the United States and China echo historical patterns of major competition between an established and a rising power, described within Graham Allison's article, “The Thucydides Trap: Are…

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Deterrence of North Korea and Iran: Interests-Objectives-Analysis Framework

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On June 22, the United States struck multiple Iranian nuclear sites, marking a tipping point in its deterrence of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. It was no longer enough to…

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Nuclear Danger Remains in Ukraine Peace Settlement

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The Alaska summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2025, together with the follow-on meetings in Washington, DC, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European heads…

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How Trade Disputes Threaten the Future of Arms Control

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Global arms control regimes are built on the pillars of trust, dialogue, transparency, mutual respect, restraint, verification, and, most critically, consensus among great powers. However, leadership in this domain risks…

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US–Iran Talks: Unlikely to Succeed Absent a Military Strike

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Indirect US-Iran talks are ongoing, with the first round held in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on April 12. Based on what was announced, the primary focus for the United…

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Trump’s Disintegrated Deterrence and Lessons for Australia

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The American approach to deterrence has undergone a significant transformation during the initial months of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Where President Joe Biden’s national security strategy was premised on…