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Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

Archive, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, al-Shabaab, allies, anti-Western coalition, atrocities, authoritarianism, Beijing, Boko Haram, Caracas, Chavista regime, David Guenni, defense, Deterrence, domestic constituencies, ELN, extremists, FARC, Geopolitics, Global War on Terror, gray zone, Great Power Competition, Havana, Hezbollah, Ideology, Iraq, irregular warfare, irregular warfare doctrines, ISIS, Marxism, Missouri State University, Moscow, narcotrafficking, political asylum seeker, Pyongyang. , religion, revanchism, stability, strategic cultures, strategic-ideological struggle, Taliban, Tehran, territorial expansion, theory of victory, totalitarianism, U.S. foreign policy, unipolar moment, United States, USSOUTHCOM, Venezuela, whole-of-government efforts

Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

David Guenni0 Comments

Published: March 17, 2026 Ideology matters, as I learned from surviving 18 years under the Chavista regime in Venezuela. The United States pretended otherwise for three decades, clinging to the…

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Why Washington Has Turned to Pakistan—and What It Means for India

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesaccountability, Afghanistan, counterterrorism, deliverability, economic resources, Foreign Policy, geopolitical alignment, India, internal stability, International Security, multilateral channels, nuclear issues, Pakistan, regional coordination, regionalism, risk management, Saudi-Pakistan defense arrangements, security cooperation, strategic costs, strategic trust, transactional approach, transparency, Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-China rivalry, Washington

Why Washington Has Turned to Pakistan—and What It Means for India

Ziaulhaq Tanin0 Comments

Published: March 16, 2026 In the summer and fall of 2025, Washington’s decision-makers faced an urgent question: which partners could act immediately and deliver tangible results? This focus on short-term…

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ICBM EAR Report Nov 5, 2024

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesarms control erosion, Arms Race, B-21 bombers, China nuclear buildup., defense strategy, global tensions, House control, Minuteman III test, NATO-Russia tensions, New start treaty, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrent Seminar, nuclear modernization, President Trump, Republican Senate, Russian ICBM launch, Sentinel ICBM program, Triad Symposium, U.S. foreign policy, Ukraine nuclear decision

ICBM EAR Report Nov 5, 2024

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Summary Report Events of Significance Nuclear Deterrent Seminar: Scheduled for December 6, 2024, focusing on China's nuclear buildup with Christopher Yeaw from the University of Nebraska. Triad Symposium: Announced for…

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