The Strategic Research & Analysis Department (SRAD) would like to share some of the team’s analysis and insights on the strategic environment and geopolitical events from the past quarter.
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Quarterly Highlights:
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Reframing the Nature of Strategic Competition
Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II
Parameters, The US Army War College Quarterly
In the inaugural Strategic Competition Corner of the latest Parameters, Dr. Echevarria discusses the shortfalls in the Joint concept of interstate strategic competition, namely, its failure to capture the true nature of that competition.
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Building the ISF for Gaza: Key Components for Effective Implementation
Dr. Jacob Stoil
Mitvim
This article examines what it takes to give the International Security Force in Gaza the best chance to succeed, as success in Gaza can revolutionize regional conflict resolution while failure may render a path to peace all but illusory and harm the reputation and position of the US in the Middle East.
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China’s 2025 White Paper on Latin America Sets the Stage for Renewed Competition With the US
Dr. R. Evan Ellis
The Diplomat
This publication examines the recently released PRC White Paper toward Latin America and its strategic implications for PRC engagement in, and strategic competition with the US in the hemisphere.
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A Human-Centric Framework: Employment Principles for Lethal Autonomous Weapons
MAJ Brennan Deveraux
Army War College Press
This monograph challenges the Department of War to reframe the conversation on human involvement in lethal autonomous weapons systems by codifying a framework built on the employment pillars of certification, authority, restriction, and accountability.
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Preparing for PRC Military Actions in Latin America in the Context of a War in the Indopacific
Dr. R. Evan Ellis
Modern Warfare Institute
This chapter examines possible PRC strategic actions in Latin America in the context of a war in the Indo-Pacific.
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Hamas’s Strategies for Surviving the Ceasefire
Dr. Jacob Stoil
Times of Israel
The peace plan was written to ensure Hamas will lose its power and disarm. Yet, Hamas would not have agreed to the plan if it didn’t think it could survive. This article presents the strategies Hamas will employ to survive the ceasefire and return to a position of military power.
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Meet the SRAD Team:
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Dr. John Deni is a Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, & Multinational focused on Europe and NATO for SSI, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a Nonresident Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College. Bio. Contact.
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Major Brennan Deveraux is a US Army Strategist serving as a national security researcher for SSI. Bio.
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Dr. Antulio Echevarria is a Professor of Strategic Competition. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army CGSC, and the US Army War College. Bio. Contact.
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Dr. Evan Ellis is the Latin America Research Professor and General Douglas Macarthur Research Chair for SSI, with a focus on the region’s relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors. Bio. Contact.
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Dr. Richard Lacquement is a Research Professor of the Military Profession in USAWC's SSI and is the Director of the National Security Policy Program. Bio. Contact.
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Dr. Michael Lynch is Research Professor of National Security Affairs for SSI and associate professor at the US Army War College. Bio. Contact.
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Lieutenant Colonel Paul J. Milas is a US Army Sub-Saharan Africa foreign area officer and the director of African affairs for SSI. Bio. Contact.
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Dr. Jacob Stoil is the Research Professor of Middle East Security for SSI and serves as Chair of Applied History at the Modern War Institute, and Trustee of the U.S. Commission on Military History. Bio. Contact.
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