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American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence

American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence

As the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture argued in its October 2023 report, the United States neglected to sustain political legitimacy through a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape by allowing…
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The Mayhem Brothers: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran

The Mayhem Brothers: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran

Central to the international order, which was created out of the destruction wrought in World War II, is deterrence. It is derived from the collective power found in economic, political,…
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The Faux Nuclear Arms Race that Isn’t

The Faux Nuclear Arms Race that Isn’t

The Washington Post editorial board’s November opinion, “A new nuclear arms race is here: How to slow it down,” may receive the cheers of the Beltway’s many nuclear disarmament organizations,…
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