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Russian Nuclear Deterrence and the Ghost of Stalin

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesambiguity, Arms Control, Arzamas-16, assured retaliation, centralized oversight, coercive statecraft, command and control, Deterrence, escalate to de-escalate, espionage, external hostility, industrialization, intimidation, invincible nuclear systems, Joseph Stalin, Manhattan Project, militarization, Military Strategy, nuclear arsenal, nuclear briefcase, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear doctrine, Nuclear Weapons, political leverage, political supremacy, psychological foundations, Russia, security, security apparatus, sovereignty, Soviet atomic project, Soviet Union, Stalinist heritage, statecraft, strategic culture, superpower status, tactical nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin, Western powers

Russian Nuclear Deterrence and the Ghost of Stalin

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

Published: June 5, 2026 Russia’s nuclear strategy occupies a central place in global security debates. With the world’s largest and most diverse nuclear arsenal and a leadership that frequently employs nuclear rhetoric, Russia’s approach…

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Xi Jinping’s Bureaucracy in 2025: A Critique

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversaries2025, aging leadership, anti-corruption efforts, authoritarian regimes, bureaucracy, ccp, CCP rectification campaigns, Central Committee, Chinese Communist Party, Critique, discontent, economic hardships, elite competition, factional struggles, Fatima J. Saquilayan, ideological rigidity, intelligence agencies, Jumel G. Estrañero, loyalty tests, military, Politburo, political opposition, political scandals, political stability, power struggles, presidential term limits, purges, security apparatus, security forces, strategic pragmatism , succession, Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s Bureaucracy in 2025: A Critique

Jumel Gabilan Estrañero0 Comments

Chinese Premiere Xi Jinping remains firmly in control of China’s political landscape, with no visible plan for succession. Xi’s firm control over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is unprecedented in…

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