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Innovating Under Fire: Lessons from Ukraine’s Frontline Drone Workshops
Jorge Rivero | 03.25.25
Author’s note: This article draws heavily from interviews conducted in January 2025 with Ukrainian...
Read MoreTimeless Lessons from Cannae to D-Day: Operational Art on the Sensor-Rich Battlefield of the Twenty-First Century
Mark Askew and Antonio Salinas | 03.21.25
Among Carl von Clausewitz’s many timeless observations, one in particular stands out as a...
Read MoreWhy Do Skeptics Ignore the Evidence of Russian Influence Operations in Africa?
Jason Warner and Mark Duerksen | 03.19.25
Since 2019, academics, government analysts, and civil society watchdogs from across the world have...
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Christopher Lee | 03.18.25
Amid the strategic competition and simmering tensions in the Indo-Pacific region between the...
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Paul Schwennesen and Olena Kryzhanivska | 03.13.25
“Yes, we build them ourselves. We have no other choice.” Three of us—all American veterans—stood...
Read MoreAn Anchor in the Tumultuous Seas of US Latin America Policy: Assessing SOUTHCOM’s 2025 Posture Statement
Adam Ratzlaff and Emma Woods | 03.12.25
Latin America and the Caribbean have often been an afterthought in US foreign policy. However, the...
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