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“An Enviable Position in the Pacific”: An interview with General Xavier ...

Guest host Tom Spahr and General Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea (UNC/CFC/USFK), discuss Korea, the Indo-Pacific, and mission command.


Decoding China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

China’s latest Five-Year Plan signals that it has become more pessimistic about the global environment, seeing it as uncertain and unstable. However, the Chinese Communist Party sees opportunity in that instability to promote the Community of Common

Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and KMT Trip to Beijing, Part 2

In part two of this two-part episode, COL Kyle Marcrum and Dr. Jessica Liao discuss Taiwan President Lai’s special defense budget and the Kuomingdang Chair, Cheng Li-wun, visit to Beijing.

Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and KMT Trip to Beijing, Part 1

In part one of this two-part episode, COL Kyle Marcrum and Dr. Jessica Liao discuss Taiwan President Lai’s special defense budget and why it is stalled in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.
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Category: European Security

Pretexts for War and the Preinvasion Crisis in Ukraine
December 5, 2024
Pretexts for War and the Preinvasion Crisis in Ukraine | Ron Gurantz

Parameters | Winter 2024–25
November 21, 2024
Parameters Winter 2024-2025

Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination
September 23, 2024
Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination | C. Anthony Pfaff

Ukraine in NATO: Beyond the ‘Irreversible Path’
September 20, 2024
Ukraine in NATO: Beyond the ‘Irreversible Path’ | Jorh R. Deni

The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24
September 19, 2024
The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24

The Growing Significance of China-Russia Defense Cooperation
September 18, 2024
The Growing Significance of China-Russia Defense Cooperation |
Brian G. Carlson

Ukraine has invaded Russia, what happens next?
August 26, 2024
Ukraine has invaded Russia, what happens next?
Dr. John R. Deni

Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War 
August 21, 2024
Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War by Ron Gurantz

AY25 Campaign Planning Handbook
August 14, 2024
AY25 Campaign Planning Handbook

The NATO Strategic Concept on Its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
August 14, 2024
The NATO Strategic Concept on its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary