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Actual and Perceived Defense of the Homeland
June 5, 2017 3 min. read

What prevented nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for decades were the efforts to communicate and ultimately reduce the stockpiling of ICBMs.

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Decompressing A Crisis Through Safe Zones
May 10, 2017 3 min. read

Approaches to create safe zones are being sought by Russia, Turkey and Iran in an effort to reverse the mass migration out of Syria.

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With Its Second Aircraft Carrier, China Extends its Global Reach
May 3, 2017 5 min. read

By expanding its land reclamation activities in the South China Sea and growing the PLA’s global clout, China is reinforcing its influence in the Asia-Pacific.

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Isolationism and its Consequences for Conflict Prevention
April 24, 2017 4 min. read

Could Trump’s “America First” isolationism, professed during his electoral campaign, decrease the U.S.’ role in the world, and ultimately its security?

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Missiles as Part of the Peace Making Equation
March 18, 2017 4 min. read

The idea of using weapons to achieve equilibrium between powers to maintain peace is not novel, but its effectiveness depends on the technological balance between competing powers.

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AFCEA West 2017 Conference (Pt.1): What are the Major Threats to the U.S.?
March 12, 2017 8 min. read

Senior military leaders fear that the administration will develop a foreign policy that focuses too heavily on military solutions with little regard to other “tools” in the U.S. policy kit.

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The Politicization of the F-35 Program
March 5, 2017 3 min. read

The plane destined to replace the various types of aircraft flown by NATO forces and its allies has been targeted by U.S. politicians for various reasons.

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NATO-Russia Relations in a Post-Truth World
February 7, 2017 6 min. read

Moscow has tried to undermine the coherence, unity, and indivisibility of NATO. In fact, Russian actions were aimed at holding NATO-Russia relations hostage in a post-truth world.

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On Turkey, NATO and Needing New Allies
January 24, 2017 6 min. read

After almost a century of marching in lockstep with the secular ideas of Ataturk and the Kemalists, Erdogan is taking a hammer to the entire edifice.

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Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Missile Defense
January 20, 2017 3 min. read

Pyongyang wants to develop a nuclear capable ICBM, capable of hitting the United States’ west coast. This could become a reality as early as this year.

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The Global Security Benefits of TPP’s Death
January 18, 2017 4 min. read

The TPP raised security issues, offering many loopholes in user safety, digital privacy, preservation of intellectual property, and government surveillance.

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