Present-day Iran and antebellum America share surprising similarities in their strategic approaches to resisting the influence of the superpowers of their day, Britain for the antebellum US and America for Iran
Eamonn BellinMay 16, 2025
Following its many intelligence and special operations successes, Israel has grown over-reliant on special-operations tools in ways counter-productive to achieving an enduring strategic victory
Ariel VishneDecember 18, 2024
Deterrence is built over decades, but can crumble in an instant. And that instant is now.
Mike CotéJanuary 15, 2024
Recent rumors of secret Russian underwater operations across Scandinavia have their (sonar) echoes in similar events from the 1980s.
Steven TuckerAugust 21, 2023
The use of cluster munitions is not inherently immoral.
Edward G. StaffordAugust 14, 2023
Although the threats to the American-led world order are linked at a strategic level, dealing with each successfully requires different regional tactics.
Mike CotéAugust 2, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken has the opportunity to remedy the situation in the South Caucasus
Timothy JemalJuly 28, 2023
How might Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem trilogy of novels reveal plans for China’s desired future military expansion – to infinity and beyond?
Steven TuckerJuly 26, 2023
Sci-fi has often enabled writers to fight the wars of tomorrow – today! But what do such stories tell us about potential 21st-century conflicts involving China?
Steven TuckerJuly 25, 2023
