Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.
April 16, 2026
Targets, Treaties, and Trade Secrets: Understanding Space Hybrid Architecture’s Legal Challenges
Space is a domain accessible to all states for civil, commercial, military, and intelligence activities.
March 31, 2026
Defining the Palette of Biodeterrence: Appreciating a Broader Toolkit
As noted in the recently released Biodeterrence Framework, biological weapons present a uniquely complex challenge to traditional models of deterrence, in that their development can be concealed within ostensibly legitimate scientific enterprise, their effects may be delayed or ambiguous, and their attribution can often be difficult, particularly given the increasingly broadened scope of biothreat possibilities.
Feb. 19, 2026
To Prevent a Great Power War: Conflict Prevention Efforts and Possibilities by the U.S. and China
War between rivalrous great powers (GPW) often is not a deliberate choice.
June 5, 2025
Dual use and gain-of-function research: a significant endeavor with biosecurity imperatives
Drs. Diane DiEuliis and James Giordano published a new paper entitled “Dual use and gain-of-function research: a significant endeavor with biosecurity imperatives,” in the international, peer-reviewed journal mSphere.
Jan. 31, 2023
China's Indo-Pacific Folly
Beijing’s ambition to isolate Washington from its Asian allies has been derailed in large part by its desire to redress more immediate grievances—namely, to reclaim what it sees as lost territory and punish countries that offend its sensibilities.