Key Developments

Who Controls the Cognitive Infrastructure? The Real Stakes Behind Mythos and Tulongfeng

07/05/2026
By Pasquale Preziosa

The strategic competition between the United States and China is often framed as a race to…

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Remembering July 2nd: The Founding Fathers, Franklin’s Paris, and a Brazilian Echo of 1776

07/02/2026
By Robbin Laird

Every year on the 4th of July, Americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence with fireworks, parades,…

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Russia’s War in Ukraine and Its Hybrid Campaign Against Moldova: Divergent Methods, Converging Failure

06/30/2026
By Robbin Laird

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a decisive shift in European security. It…

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The Tiltrotor Enterprise as Strategic Architecture: A Body of Work

06/28/2026
By Robbin Laird

There is a particular risk in defense analysis when the field is treated as a series…

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Cultivating the Chaos Navigator

06/26/2026
By Robbin Laird

The global security environment has not entered a period of elevated risk. It has entered a…

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Czech Vipers in Poland: A New Layer in NATO’s Counter-Drone Fight

06/25/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Czech Republic’s decision to send a pair of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Poland is…

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Special Reports
Book Review
04/28/2026
The fifth edition of The United States Marines: A History by Edwin Howard Simmons and Lt. Col. Charles Patrick Neimeyer stands as the definitive single-volume chronicle of America's amphibious force-in-readiness. Spanning from the Continental Marines of 1775 through modern conflicts, this Naval...
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