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October 18, 2022

Deterring a Cornered Rat: Making Putin Think Twice About the Use of Nuclear Weapons

I first argued in 2017 that there is a clear imbalance between NATO and Russia regarding non-strategic or tactical nuclear weapon arsenals. I referred...

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Russo-Ukraine War

January 19, 2022

Flashpoint Ukraine: Biden Should Sit This One Out

President Biden recently told President Putin that the U. S.

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China National Day

China

October 19, 2021

Fortifying for War: XI's Economic Ambitions

In a recent article titled 'Xi Jinping's Pivot to the State ,' Australia's ex-Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, brilliantly outlines Chinese President Xi...

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August 6, 2021

China's Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare and the End of Minimum Deterrence

A video recently released by Chinese media directly threatens Japan with a nuclear first strike. The video states, "When we liberate Taiwan, if Japan...

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China 70 Years

China

August 25, 2020

China and New Start: Reading the Strategic Situation

The expiration of the New START Treaty is looming. This arms treaty limits the United States and Russia to 1,550 nuclear warheads on deployed...

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Russian Hybrid Warfare and the S-400

The Russian S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system has generated much media interest since its deployment within Russian borders and abroad....

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

The Avangard Threat: Is It a Game Changer?

During the First World War, both sides dug trenches resulting in long periods of stagnation along the entire front. Defensive capabilities had...

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Wargaming and Deterrence Options: Signalling a Low-Yield Response

When wargaming a Russian attack on the Baltic states, the Rand Corporation , demonstrated that current NATO forces in Europe are an insufficient...

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China

October 2, 2020

Pivot With a Nuclear Edge: Low Yield in the South China Sea

The much vaunted, U. S.

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Going Nuclear? The Optimal Posture and Force Structure for Australia

In a recent piece published by The Strategist titled " Going Nuclear? ," Malcolm Davis discussed the hard choice of Australia potentially requiring...

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