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Putin’s Nuclear Swagger

Putin’s Nuclear Swagger

At the occasion of the July 2024 Saint Petersburg Marine National Celebration—Russia’s Grand Naval Day Parade—Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed concerns over the US and Germany’s plans to deploy American…
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The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West

The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West

Campaign rhetoric aside, the next president and America’s allies around the globe already face a multi-lateral nuclear alliance directed against them. Worse yet, that alliance is on track to become…
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The Emerging Nuclear Scenario

The Emerging Nuclear Scenario

The Russia-North Korea mutual security pact, Moscow’s unceasing nuclear threats, Russia’s global nuclear power sales drive, Iran’s race for nuclear weapons, and China’s “breathtaking” nuclear expansion, are the stuff of…
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Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

American history is imbued with a long-standing skepticism of intervention and long-term commitments that began with George Washington’s farewell address. While there is wisdom in this view, it is even…
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Analyzing the Turkic Vector of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

Analyzing the Turkic Vector of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is one of the main foreign policy initiatives of Azerbaijan. In his swearing-in ceremony in February 2024 Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, described the OTS…
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America’s Vital Nonproliferation Interests

America’s Vital Nonproliferation Interests

There are at least five compelling reasons for supporting continued American efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear arms. This is despite the aggressive nuclear buildup of Russia and China.…
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The Consequences of Nuclear Disarmament

The Consequences of Nuclear Disarmament

Advocates of nuclear abolition wish humanity could live in a world without nuclear weapons. However, results of such a policy could be catastrophic. Bad actors, for example, would likely cheat…
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We Are the Cat: How Schrödinger Can Teach Us to Hatelove the Bomb

We Are the Cat: How Schrödinger Can Teach Us to Hatelove the Bomb

By Lt Col Shawn Littleton Wild Blue Yonder, By Lt Col Shawn Littleton With the movie Oppenheimer bringing the Bomb back into our casual conversations, it is a good time to rethink…
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