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Maritime Strategy

July 20, 2026

The Navy's State of the Straits

We are – along with the rest of the world – keenly watching operations unfold in the U. S.

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Cyber Warfare

June 8, 2026

Do You Even Tokenmaxx, Bro?

“Looksmaxxing is…the idea of maximizing physical attractiveness by any means in order to ascend. ” – Clavicular Yeah, I'm out there.

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Cyber Warfare

May 15, 2026

AI at Speed, Humans at Risk

The unstoppable (? ) march of progress The ubiquity of AI is perhaps matched only by its’ banality [i] .

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Russo-Ukraine War

March 23, 2026

A New Perspective on Protracted Wars

The purpose of war is to, eventually, stop being at war. So much the better if war achieves an objective otherwise unobtainable by peaceful...

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Uncategorized

August 19, 2025

DeepSeek, Taiwan, and the Knights Who Say 'Ni'

Knight of Ni: Don't say that word. King Arthur: What word?

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Military Strategy

November 20, 2024

Taking Xi at His Word: War in 2027

Leaders of both China and the United States [i] have opined about the possibility of a Cross (Taiwan) Strait invasion in early 2027. While there are...

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Supply Chain

October 14, 2024

The Dawn of Offensive Supply Chains

For many decades now, spanning the careers of even our most senior admirals and generals, the U. S.

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Russia Ukraine War

Air Warfare

May 18, 2023

How Good Are Ukraine's Air Defense Systems?

Answer: Astonishingly good! We were captivated by reports out of Ukraine the morning of the 16 th of May 2023 that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted...

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Cyber Warfare

September 28, 2022

Democracy and Autocracy in the Fight for AI's Future

Author’s note: this work was inspired by the Special Competitive Studies Project Global Emerging Technology Summit on 16 September 2022 in Washington,...

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Uncategorized

March 4, 2021

Starved for Talent: Reconciling American Immigration, AI, and Great Power Competition

The United States is in a competition for global talent, as the Fourth Industrial Revolution [i] reshapes much of the world. The United States must...

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