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Oct. 22, 2024
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.
Oct. 7, 2024
Thirty Years of the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
NDU’s Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CSWMD), part of the Institute for National Strategic Studies, has been a trusted resource on WMD challenges to senior Defense and other interagency policy leaders for 30 years.
Oct. 2, 2024
More Red but Still Expert: Party-Army Relations Under Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping has encouraged the People’s Liberation Army to be able to "fight and win wars" while remaining "absolutely loyal" to the Chinese Communist Party.
Oct. 1, 2024
The War in Ukraine and Russia’s Quest to Reshape the World Order
Moscow is actively using the conflict in Ukraine to advance its vision of a different international order.
Sept. 23, 2024
China's Theater-Range, Dual-Capable Delivery Systems: Integrated Deterrence and Risk Reduction Approaches to Counter a Growing Threat
China has engaged in a dramatic buildup of its nuclear forces over the past decade. While much of the attention on China’s new nuclear arsenal has focused on its development and expansion of its strategic nuclear triad, this growth has also included significant numbers of theater-range, dual-capable delivery systems. These forces are not capable of reaching the U.S. mainland but can range U.S. and allied forces and bases across strategically significant swathes of the Indo-Pacific.
Aug. 9, 2024
Chinese Regime Playing Key Role in Ongoing Wars
How do China and Iran matter to the wider context of the Israel-Hamas War and for the future of stability in the Middle East? See INSS’ Tom Lynch address these topics in his feature interview from 29 July 2024.
July 22, 2024
Assessing Russian plans for military regeneration
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jaclyn Kerr writes the chapter “Russia’s Asymmetric Enablers” in this research paper.
July 9, 2024
The Future of Hybrid Warfare
The NATO Futures Series by CSIS features scholars from the Futures Lab, the International Security Program, and across CSIS. It explores emerging challenges and opportunities that NATO is likely to confront after its 75th anniversary.