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Deals, Droughts, and Demands
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Deals, Droughts, and Demands

WOTR Staff
Becoming a Function for the Military
The Insider

Becoming a Function for the Military

Nov 13, 2025
What Would Constitute Nuclear Use? The State of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Today
Thinking the Unthinkable with Ankit Panda

What Would Constitute Nuclear Use? The State of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Today

Nov 11, 2025
U.S.-Indian Defense Cooperation Continues Despite Tensions
The Warcast

U.S.-Indian Defense Cooperation Continues Despite Tensions

Nov 7, 2025

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Putting the Cyber Threat in Perspective

November 12, 2025
Tom Johansmeyer
Putting the Cyber Threat in Perspective
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How Actors Within Venezuela Are Responding to U.S. Pressure

November 11, 2025
John Polga-Hecimovich, Laura Cristina Dib, Dorothy Kronick, Julia Buxton, and David Smilde
How Actors Within Venezuela Are Responding to U.S. Pressure
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Venezuela’s Foreign Relations Under Maduro and After

November 5, 2025
Imdat Oner and Lana Shehadeh
Venezuela’s Foreign Relations Under Maduro and After
In Brief

Trump’s Week in Asia: Gifts, Deals, and Submarines

November 4, 2025
Susannah Patton, Sheila Smith, Jenny Town, Zack Cooper, and Jacob Stokes
Trump’s Week in Asia: Gifts, Deals, and Submarines
The Adversarial

The Politics of Pressure

October 30, 2025
WOTR Staff
The Politics of Pressure
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Could Beijing’s Security Strategy in Africa Backfire?

October 29, 2025
Jonathan Ping and Joel Odota
Could Beijing’s Security Strategy in Africa Backfire?
In Brief

The Global Reach of the War in Ukraine

October 28, 2025
Sergey Radchenko, Jonathan Corrado, Hanna Notte, Eric Watkins, and Christopher Hernandez-Roy
The Global Reach of the War in Ukraine
In Brief

How Regional Actors Might Respond to a U.S.-Venezuelan War

October 23, 2025
Michael Weintraub, Roxanna Vigil, and Anya Prusa
How Regional Actors Might Respond to a U.S.-Venezuelan War
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How Food Feeds Strategic Competition

October 22, 2025
Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Justin Gilpin
How Food Feeds Strategic Competition
The Adversarial

Realignments, Restrictions, and Risks

October 17, 2025
WOTR Staff
Realignments, Restrictions, and Risks
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Does Russian Deterrence Begin in Poland?

October 15, 2025
Alexander Lanoszka and Michael A. Hunzeker
Does Russian Deterrence Begin in Poland?
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How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones

October 14, 2025
Richard Horsey, R. Evan Ellis, Tricia Bacon, and Nathaniel Powell
How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones