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ExplainerAfrica, Basing and force posture, Counterterrorism, Military analysis

Rethinking Africa Command

By Mike Sweeney

October 18, 2024

ExplainerGrand strategy, Alliances, Balance of power, Burden sharing

Grand strategy: Alliances

By Christopher McCallion

September 17, 2024

ExplainerNATO, Balance of power, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia

A new NATO agenda: Less U.S., less dependency

By Benjamin Friedman

July 8, 2024

ExplainerUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Military analysis, Russia, Ukraine

No silver bullet: Aid is not a shortcut to victory for Ukraine

By Michael DiMino

June 21, 2024

ExplainerGrand strategy, Balance of power

Grand Strategy: Geography

By Christopher McCallion

May 23, 2024

ExplainerChina, Asia

Challenges to Chinese blue-water operations

By Mike Sweeney

April 30, 2024

ExplainerGrand strategy

Grand Strategy: The Balance of Power

By Christopher McCallion

April 16, 2024

ExplainerGrand strategy

Grand Strategy: Shield of the republic

By Christopher McCallion

March 1, 2024

ExplainerGrand strategy

Implications for foreign intervention for domestic institutions

By Abigail Hall

December 27, 2023

ExplainerSyria, Middle East

Withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and Iraq

By Daniel DePetris

December 20, 2023

ExplainerAsia

Moving to an offshore balancing strategy for East Asia

By Peter Harris

October 31, 2023

ExplainerSyria

Reset U.S.-Syria policy

By Daniel DePetris

October 11, 2023

ExplainerAfrica, Counterterrorism

Overreach in Africa: rethinking U.S. counterterrorism strategy

By William Walldorf

August 31, 2023

ExplainerUkraine‑Russia, Russia, Ukraine

Neutrality not NATO: assessing security options for Ukraine

By Benjamin Friedman

July 12, 2023

ExplainerNuclear weapons, NATO, North Korea

The restraining effect of nuclear deterrence

By William D’Ambruoso

June 16, 2023