KREMLIN FILES/COLUMN: The war in Ukraine is often framed by optimistic academics, and some policymakers as a cautionary tale—an example of how [...]
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OPINION — Strategic intelligence, usually perceived as intelligence supporting the formulation of strategy, has always had limited influence over [...]
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OPINION — Strategic intelligence, usually perceived as intelligence supporting the formulation of strategy, has always had limited influence over [...]
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OPINION — Russia and China are certainly concerned about the desperate state of Iran’s regime, an invaluable transactional partner to both countries. [...]
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OPINION — Russia and China are certainly concerned about the desperate state of Iran’s regime, an invaluable transactional partner to both countries. [...]
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OPINION – The current conflict with Iran highlights a longstanding, core premise that national security comes from visible instruments of power - [...]
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OPINION – The current conflict with Iran highlights a longstanding, core premise that national security comes from visible instruments of power - [...]
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DEEP DIVE — The Pentagon is waging war against its own acquisition bureaucracy. In a sweeping speech on Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth [...]
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EXPERT INTERVIEW – Polish President Karol Nawrocki signed a classified decree over the weekend allowing armed forces of NATO member states to be [...]
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Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on [...]
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OPINION — Should we all sleep easier because at last we have a low-yield nuclear warhead sitting atop a Trident D-5 sub-launched ballistic missile [...]
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CONVERSATION STARTER — Few would argue that the January 3 drone strike that killed Iranian General and Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani [...]
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This year, the Donald J. Trump administration will review the state of U.S. nuclear forces, the nation’s nuclear policy and posture, and how it fits [...]
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North Korea’s claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month and allegations that ISIS used a mustard agent against Iraqi Kurds in August [...]
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President Barack Obama spent much of his last State of the Union address dwelling on domestic issues, but he also pointedly reminded Americans that [...]
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With the recent rise in domestic homegrown terrorist attacks, the fear of a domestic WMD attack is also rising. John Cohen, former Acting Under [...]
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The global strategic environment is growing progressively complicated by an expanding and dynamic network of actors with common motivations and [...]
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