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Rewind & Reconnoiter: Re-Examining the Sino-Russian Relationship
<!-- category --> March 12, 2025 In 2022, Yun Sun wrote “China’s Strategic Assessment of Russia: More Complicated Than You Think,” where she argued that the geopolitical alignment of Russia and China was more nuanced than the…
Finding Adversaries Hiding in the Defense Department’s Supply Chains
Could the Chinese Communist Party “page” U.S. servicemembers, the way the Mossad did to Hizballah on Sept. 17, 2024, in one of the most daring deception operations in living memory? It is possible.
The Department of Defense does not fully…
In Brief: Asian Allies Adjust Security Policies in Response to Trump Administration
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it.…
When It Comes to Submarines, Australia Is Going to Be Left High and Dry
As the new American president shook allied capitals all over the world, a Virginia-class submarine — the USS Minnesota — arrived at a port in western Australia for the first of many routine Australian port visits slated for American…
Exposing China’s Legal Preparations for a Taiwan Invasion
China is systematically building a legal framework for a potential invasion of Taiwan. How can Taiwan’s friends, partners, and allies push back?
We come together as a unique writing team: military lawyers from the U.S. and Taiwanese armed…
Nuclear Proliferation Will Haunt ‘America First’
It is no coincidence that Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland openly raised the possibility that his country may need to arm itself with nuclear weapons. Both major parties in South Korea are doing the same. This is a response to what is…
The U.S. Army, Artificial Intelligence, and Mission Command
It is 2028. An infantry company, acting as an advanced guard, maneuvers to support an attack in the Indo-Pacific. Each platoon consists of manned-unmanned squad teams using autonomous ground vehicles equipped with sensors, mortars, and…
Decoding Pakistan’s 2024 Airstrikes in Afghanistan
Was Pakistan’s military gambit across the Durand Line a clever maneuver or a spectacular miscalculation? The question hangs heavy over the volatile and still-contested Afghan-Pakistani border as a dangerous cycle of escalation unfolds. In…
Can the U.S.-Ukrainian Rift Be Healed?
Last week, a meeting with President Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House exploded into acrimony in front of the cameras. Since then, an era-defining drama has been unfolding across the West as Europe prepares for a world where it…
The Adversarial: Relations and Realignments
<!-- category --> March 6, 2025 Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. ***…
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