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Cyber Warfare

April 1, 2026

Crushing the Assassins

The U. S.

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Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

December 19, 2025

Diego Garcia: What Would Teddy Roosevelt Do?

The current U. K.

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Military Strategy

November 11, 2023

The Road to Victory Meets the Dysfunctional IHL Permit Process

Building a road to military victory is a complex multistep endeavor that is in many ways analogous to building a high-speed rail link between two...

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Uncategorized

August 16, 2023

America First in a Nuclear World

Struggles between hostile nuclear powers end with nuclear war unless regime change that eliminates the hostility happens first. The U.

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Russo-Ukraine War

June 25, 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.: The Monster Is In The House

It is self-evidently true that the United States must act as the “champion and vindicator” of her own liberty even if one supposes that John Quincy...

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Land (Conventional Warfare)

October 2, 2020

India And Pakistan: Making the Stability/Instability Paradox Go One Way

Exploiting Kashmiri disaffection and the transnational jihadist movement, Pakistan is waging a deadly guerrilla war against India in Kashmir. Usually,...

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North Korea

October 2, 2020

North Korea: Deterrence Roulette or Preventive War?

North Korea is a hostile power dashing to acquire the capability to launch a devastating nuclear attack upon the U. S..

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North Korea

October 2, 2020

North Korea: There Is No Such Thing As Stable Deterrence

The overwhelming consensus in the U. S.

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North Korea

October 2, 2020

Deterring North Korea: A Reckless Gamble We Cannot Afford

Summary Choosing to deter North Korea is to engage in a gamble: you avoid the costs of a preventive war today when North Korea is relatively weak, but...

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