Concerns about crime have been the foundation for decades of get-tough policies aimed at deterring crime. The belief is that ever-greater punishment — by hiring more police, increasing prosecution, ...

This report examines the emerging opportunities and structural constraints of cross-theater defense industrial cooperation between Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific allies in an era of protracted great ...

In an elaborate ceremony in August this year, North Korea celebrated the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units. To a crowd of spectators, leader Kim Jong Un ...

Chinese researchers have successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb, producing a fireball that burned over two seconds – 15 times longer than a comparable TNT blast. Developed by the China ...

Nuclear-armed countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with making nuclear threats while US credibility fades. As the 2027 “Davidson window” approaches, Washington appears less concerned about ...

Whether the United States defines China as a global threat or a predominantly regional one will have pervasive implications for U.S. alliance and deterrence strategy in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

The myth of stable nuclear deterrence is fading in South Asia as competition and mistrust deepen. Are current doctrines ...

Europe has entered a gray zone between peace and war. Russian hybrid warfare campaigns dominate the environment, leveraging cyber and information mechanisms to erode European cohesion and capacity ...

Any direct deterrent contribution – meaning participation in high-end military operations – will arguably stem from these long-standing and increasingly united U.S. allies. U.S. Air Force members, ...

The rapid development of artificial intelligence in recent years has led many analysts to suggest that it will upend international politics and the military balance of power. Some have gone so far as ...

Despite the rapid growth and modernization of Russian and Chinese nuclear forces, many believe that the United States should not compete but rather minimize its own nuclear capabilities as far as ...