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Evolution of the Latin American Strategic Environment and the Posture of...

The security environment in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to evolve, driven in part by dramatic underlying changes in the broader global dynamics. Latin American security forces, constrained by a combination of resources and

Rethinking Denial: The People’s Liberation Army’s Laser Systems and the ...

In a future Taiwan contingency, the United States and its allies and partners are poised to leverage large-scale autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations to counter China’s anti-access/area denial strategy. This approach aims to mitigate

Publications | Jan. 8, 2025

Assessing the Effectiveness of US Army Campaigning in the Indo-Pacific

Applying the military instrument of power is essential to deterrence and assurance in the Indo-Pacific. This essay explores the underappreciated application of Landpower in this critical region and assesses the effects of a few activities that assure

“Potential Forms of Russian Support for China in a Protracted War”

Brian Carlson and David Stone – “Potential Forms of Russian Support for China in a Protracted War” In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, Brian Carlson interviews David Stone, a Russia expert from the U.S. Naval War College, about potential forms of

European Security | Jan. 2, 2025

8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2025: A Plausibly Deniable R...

The sabotage of undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea by the cargo ship Yi Peng 3 is only the latest in a series of asymmetric attacks against Western interests and infrastructure that appear to be connected in one way or another to
2010 SSI Annual Strategy Conference Report “Defining War for the 21st Century”
February 1, 2011
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Coherence and Contrasts
January 13, 2011

Civil-Military Relations in Medvedev’s Russia
January 1, 2011
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Predictions, Observations, and the Free Lunch
January 1, 2011

The Conflicts in Yemen and U.S. National Security
January 1, 2011
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Nuclear Power’s Global Expansion: Weighing Its Costs and Risks
December 1, 2010
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Strangely Silent: The Missing Strategic Debate in the 2010 Mid-Term Elections
December 1, 2010
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Russia’s Prospects in Asia
December 1, 2010
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La Familia Drug Cartel: Implications for U.S.-Mexican Security
December 1, 2010
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A Risk-Based Approach to Strategic Balance
December 1, 2010