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Jan. 24, 2025
Dr. Tom Lynch Discusses "The Future of Great Power Competition" in DAU Webinar
On 21 January 2025, Dr. Tom Lynch (INSS) gave a virtual lecture and addressed subsequent questions in a two-hour webinar the topic of "The Future of Great Power Competition" to an online audience of almost 400 from the U.S. Defense acquisition community.
Jan. 13, 2025
Forward Persistence in Great Power Cyber Competition
On 19 December, Dr. Tom Lynch (INSS) published his article titled, "Forward Persistence in Great Power Cyber Competition: Military Assets in a Relative Power Erosion Framework," in Cyber Defense Review Vol. 9, No. 3 (Fall 2024) 81-102.
Jan. 3, 2025
The other space control: who does what in the national security space enterprise
In an op-ed on SpaceNews.com, Todd Pennington (Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy) surveys several deliberations about roles and missions in the national security space enterprise.
Dec. 23, 2024
Joint Warfighting Concept 2034-2044
For decades, U.S. warfighters have stated that offensive action is the key to victory.
Dec. 20, 2024
Prisoner of the Caucasus?
For much of the past three decades, the South Caucasus has been internally fragmented, with former imperial hegemon Russia attempting to manipulate the region’s multiple conflicts to keep Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia from spinning too far out of Moscow’s orbit.
Dec. 19, 2024
Taking Stock of the Islamic State
What are U.S. strategic interests in Syria?
INSS visits National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NNRRC) at the Department of State
The Institute for National Strategic Studies visited the National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NNRRC) at the U.S. Department of State.
Dec. 17, 2024
Todd Pennington moderates panel at 19th Annual Eilene M. Galloway IISL Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
Mr. Todd Pennington, Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy at the Institute for Strategic Studies' Center for Strategic Research, moderated a panel on Current Issues in National Security Space Operations at the 19th Annual Eilene M. Galloway IISL Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law.
Dec. 13, 2024
INSS speaks at Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) webinar
On Wednesday, 11 December, Dr. Tom Lynch (INSS) was a feature speaker at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIA) webinar titled, "Great Power Competition in the 21st Century: More than a Buzzword?"
Dec. 9, 2024
INSS hosts counterparts from Japan (NIDS) and Korea (KIDA)
On 4 December, INSS was pleased to host our counterparts from Japan (NIDS) and Korea (KIDA) for an in-depth exchange on key Indo-Pacific security topics.