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Feb. 3, 2025
Warship Weapons for Merchant Ship Platforms
T.X. Hammes co-authors this article about how turning merchant ships into warships with missiles and drones would expand the combat fleet quickly.
Build Containerized Missile Ships for Rapid and Affordable Fleet Growth
T.X. Hammes co-authors this article for CIMSEC, supporting building containerized missile ships for rapid and affordable fleet growth.
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?
Dec. 2, 2024
China’s Quest for Military Supremacy to be published in March 2025
China's Quest for Military Supremacy by Joel Wuthnow and Phillip Saunders is set to be published on 18 March 2025.
Nov. 26, 2024
Confronting Irregular Warfare in the South China Sea: Lessons Learned from Vietnam
"Confronting Irregular Warfare in the South China Sea" was released by the U.S. Army professional journal, Military Review. This short article by Dr. Kim Cragin, examines irregular warfare activities of the Chinese maritime militia and Vietnam's response, drawing lessons learned for the U.S. military.