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Russian Strategy for Escalation Management

Great Power Relations
The Russian Army: Organization and Modernization

Russian Military Expenditure in Comparative Perspective: A Purchasing Power Parity Estimate

Basing Rights and Contested Sovereignty in Greenland and Diego Garcia: The Impact of Decolonization on US and Allied Access in the Era of Great Power Competition

Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers

Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces

“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States

Russian Military and Dual-Purpose Spacecraft: Latest Status and Operational Overview

Russian-Venezuelan Defense Cooperation

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet: Toward a Multiregional Force

SOF and the Future of Global Competition

Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen

Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty? Risks and Options After New Start

The Russian Navy in the 21st Century: The Legacy and the New Path

The Current State of Russian-Chinese Defense Cooperation

The Russian Air Campaign in Syria: A Preliminary Analysis

Exploring the Utility of Memes for U.S. Government Influence Campaigns

Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean: The Past As Prologue?

Mapping Russian Media Network: Media’s Role in Russian Foreign Policy and Decision-making

Unconstrained Foreign Direct Investment: An Emerging Challenge to Arctic Security

Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats

Future Policy Options for U.S. Efforts Against Al-Qaeda

Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda