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Year: 2025

Think Medium: The Case for “Minilateralism” to Boost Naval Shipbuilding

September 10, 2025
Nicolas Jouan
Think Medium: The Case for “Minilateralism” to Boost Naval Shipbuilding

Israel Strikes Hamas Target in Doha

September 9, 2025
Joseph Wehmeyer
Israel Strikes Hamas Target in Doha

Key Outcomes from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

September 9, 2025
Rorry Daniels, Joseph Webster, Michael Kugelman, and Catherine Putz
Key Outcomes from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

Is Europe the Best Strategic Partner for Britain?

September 9, 2025
Grace Parcover
Is Europe the Best Strategic Partner for Britain?

The Future of Criminal Drone Use in Latin America

September 9, 2025
Henry Ziemer
The Future of Criminal Drone Use in Latin America

Denial Won’t Do: Europe Needs a Punishment-Based Conventional Counterstrike Strategy

September 8, 2025
Fabian Hoffmann
Denial Won’t Do: Europe Needs a Punishment-Based Conventional Counterstrike Strategy

The Geopolitics of Drone Exports

September 5, 2025
Pinar Tank, Matthew P. Funaiole, Stacie Pettyjohn, and Nir Reuven
The Geopolitics of Drone Exports

Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield

September 5, 2025
Alex Rough
Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield

Taiwan’s Will to Fight Isn’t the Problem

September 5, 2025
Raymond Kuo and Catherine Kish
Taiwan’s Will to Fight Isn’t the Problem

Summits, Sanctions, and a Parade

September 4, 2025
WOTR Staff
Summits, Sanctions, and a Parade

The Iranian Revolution’s Forgotten Generations

September 4, 2025
Joseph Wehmeyer
The Iranian Revolution’s Forgotten Generations

From Storming Targets to Scaling Startups

September 4, 2025
Grace Parcover
From Storming Targets to Scaling Startups

The West Shouldn’t Replicate Ukraine’s Defense Innovation Example

September 4, 2025
Joseph Wehmeyer
The West Shouldn’t Replicate Ukraine’s Defense Innovation Example

The Dialectic of Deception: John Boyd and the Cognitive Battlefield

September 4, 2025
J. William DeMarco
The Dialectic of Deception: John Boyd and the Cognitive Battlefield

The Sad and Sorry Tale of Cyber Command’s Seven-Year Failure

September 4, 2025
Aden Magee
The Sad and Sorry Tale of Cyber Command’s Seven-Year Failure

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