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North Korea and the Second Trump Administration

‍Kim Jong Un is more mature, confident, and has a new place in the global order.

Pivotal Lessons from the War in Ukraine: The Value of Decentralized Command and Control

To prevail in an era of strategic competition, the United States must understand the lessons its adversaries are extracting from ongoing conflicts to anticipate change in future conflict scenarios.

Keeping Arctic Logistics on Ice for Global Security

Russia and China are prioritizing Arctic development. The United States should do the same.

The Yemen Model

Why the US keeps getting it wrong in Yemen.

Threading the Nuclear Needle: Expanded Targeting and Escalation Risks in the War in Ukraine

If the West is to help Ukraine prevail, accepting and managing risk will be a necessary component of future policy decisions.

North Korea and Russia: A Marriage of Convenience

The one lesson North Koreans have taught the world in their pursuit of nuclear weapons is that it may take them a while but eventually they figure it out.

New Books: Alexandra Stark on Yemen

Alexandra Stark argues that the United States has consistently gotten it wrong in Yemen by focusing almost exclusively on the security threat du jour instead of the country’s long-term stability.

Russian Nuclear Thresholds after the Kursk Offensive

Despite the lack of notable Russian escalation in response to the Kursk offensive, it would be a mistake to simply dismiss Russia’s nuclear threats wholesale.

Economic Considerations for the Future Use of Coercive Force: What the PRC is Learning from the Russia-Ukraine War

The PRC is observing and learning about the ability of global actors to employ economic tools to punish the invasion of a foreign entity.

Please Stop Saying "Human-In-The-Loop"

By repeating a conventional wisdom that is not present in policy, we obscure the importance of human judgment and its connection to the laws of war and just war principles.

Air Superiority is not Airpower

If the USAF carelessly imports poor doctrinal definitions from GWOT into GPC, the results could be disastrous.

Losing the Information War: How the PRC Controls the Global Narrative

The PRC has successfully steered the global narrative on Hong Kong and Xinjiang, and they are building the framework for a future Taiwan narrative.

Drones in Ukraine: A Frontline Report

This war is different, this war is the future, and it’s all because of drone warfare.

IFC Second Annual Fiction and Essay Competitions

Open to select undergraduates.

New Books: Sara Castro on the Dixie Mission

Sara Castro investigates the Dixie Mission to the Chinese Communist Party in World War II and the origins of American intelligence operations in the Pacific