We want to make sure you get the best viewing experience for the content you are viewing. Our goal is to improve each visit with data that creates this experience for you and those you share it with. We appreciate your continued readership.

Sounds Good! Privacy Policy

strategic communication

Applying the Olympus Mons Problem-Solving Model to Defeat Iran in the Gray Zone

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAI-enabled operations, calibrated escalation, cognitive architecture, cognitive battlefield, cognitive dominance, cognitive readiness, complex adaptive systems thinking, cultural mindsets, Cynefin sensemaking framework, ecosystem analysis, Global Mindset, gray zone, Here is a comma separated list of keywords from the article: Olympus Mons Problem-Solving Model, human terrain, human-in-the-loop, influence, Information Advantage, information domain, Information joint function, Information Warfare, intellectual capital, Iran, kinetic overmatch, large language models, long-term competition, maximum lethality, mindset development, National Security, operational information environment, operational planning, peace through strength, PESTLE analysis, professional military education, propaganda, proxy warfare, psychological capital, social capital, strategic communication, strategic competition, strategic foresight, U.S. Department of War, wicked problems

Applying the Olympus Mons Problem-Solving Model to Defeat Iran in the Gray Zone

Oshawn Jefferson0 Comments

Published: June 3, 2026 In an age of persistent great power competition, the fight for influence is the decisive precursor to any potential conflict. Adversaries like Iran, who cannot compete…

Read More

The Case for US Low-Yield Nuclear Options in Korea

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesChina, command-and-control systems, declaratory policy, decontamination, deterrence credibility, dual-capable aircraft, East Asia, extended deterrence, Guardian Tiger exercises, Henry Kissinger, Indo-Pacific Command, integrated deterrence, Korea, logistics continuity, low-yield nuclear options, NATO nuclear planning group, North Korea, nuclear consultative group, nuclear escalation, nuclear taboos, Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy, operational gap, P5 Joint Statement, peace in East Asia. , proportional response, radiological detection, regional security, sea-based assets, South Korea, strategic communication, survivable second-strike posture, tactical nuclear flexibility, tactical nuclear strike, trilateral dynamics, US, US Forces Korea

The Case for US Low-Yield Nuclear Options in Korea

Ju Hyung Kim0 Comments

The Atlantic Council’s recent report detailing the outcomes of the Guardian Tiger tabletop exercises revealed a sobering scenario. If North Korea were to conduct a tactical nuclear strike against South…

Read More

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Deterrence Stability between India and Pakistan

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAI arms control, AI arms control agreement., AI incident reporting, AI mitigation centers, AI regulation, command-and-control systems, confidence-building measures, crisis management, deterrence stability, Disinformation, escalation, false flag operations, Generative AI, India, military purposes, misinformation, nuclear crisis, nuclear safety, nuclear war, Pakistan, perception building, security mechanisms, strategic communication, strategic stability, synthetic media

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Deterrence Stability between India and Pakistan

Anum A. Khan0 Comments

Imagine a scene. It is the Indian military command center on the night of May 28, 2028. A high-ranking Indian military officer sends a message to a subordinate commander; Pakistan…

Read More