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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.
Oct. 22, 2024
The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24
In this monograph, Lisa A. Aronsson and John R. Deni assess whether US allies and partners in Europe can continue providing military assistance to Ukraine or expand assistance, while preserving their own national security and fulfilling their NATO commitments.
Book Chapter: The Rising Dominance of the Tactical Defense?
Read the chapter titled "The Rising Dominance of the Tactical Defense?" by T.X. Hammes in Beyond Ukraine: Debating the Future of War, which examines whether land warfare is once again entering a period of defense dominance.
Game-changers: Implications of the Russo-Ukraine war for the future of ground warfare
On 3 April 2023, T.X. Hammes published an article in the Atlantic Council titled "Game-changers: Implications of the Russo-Ukraine war for the future of ground warfare."
Oct. 10, 2024
Cyberspace: Great Power Competition in a Fragmenting Domain
This article explains how the cyber domain today largely replicates the patterns of devolution and fragmentation observed in the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) and aviation domains more than a century ago.