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Publications | June 18, 2025

Parameters | Summer 2025

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Indo-Pacific Challenges, Russia-Ukraine Issues, and Historical Studies).

China’s September 2025 Military Parade: How PLA Ground Forces Are Adapt...

China’s military parades are often viewed as a form of deterrence by giving Xi Jinping an opportunity to showcase the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) advanced weapons systems to the world and bring like-minded authoritarian leaders from partner

Publications | Aug. 26, 2025

Loyal Paraguay: The Peña Government’s Strategic Choice to Stay with Taiwan

From August 11-15, 2025, the author was in Asuncion, Paraguay, in an International Republican Institute (IRI) event hosted by that nation’s President Santiago Peña, bringing together government officials, diplomats, businesspersons, and civil

Publications | Aug. 25, 2025

From the Last Frontier to the Final Frontier: The Polar Regions and Spac...

This article examines the intersection of Arctic geopolitics and space security amid intensifying U.S., Russian, and Chinese competition. Melting ice has opened access to resources and new sea routes, elevating the Arctic’s strategic value while

Publications | Aug. 15, 2025

The Economic Argument for Keeping US Forces in Europe

NATO’s Hague summit earlier this summer has generally been viewed as a qualified success, despite — or perhaps because of — its unusually short and focused agenda. The new 5 percent defense spending commitment deserves most of the credit for this
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Cover for The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln's Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations
The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln's Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations
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Cover for The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age
The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age
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Cover for Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror
Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror
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Cover for Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw JTF 1-79
Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw JTF 1-79
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Cover for Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars
Marshall’s Great Captain: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars
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Cover for Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine 
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Cover for Into the Void: Special Operations Forces after the War on Terror
Into the Void: Special Operations Forces after the War on Terror 
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Cover for Origins of the Just War: Military Ethics and Culture in the Ancient Near East
Origins of the Just War: Military Ethics and Culture in the Ancient Near East 
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