Category: Defense
44 Articles
- Defense
- Technology
From Sling and Stone to Autonomous Drone? Key Questions for Determining Whether Autonomy Favors Davids or Goliaths
Suppose that the year is 2035 and America is engaged in counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East: would autonomous drones favor the insurgents or counterinsurgents?…
April 17, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Giving Dracula Some Teeth: Modernizing Romania’s Military
Romania has been affected by the dramatically deteriorated security situation in Europe, precipitated primarily by the specter of Russian imperialism. The first Russian…
March 23, 2024
- Defense
Rearming at Sea: Yesterday’s Necessity
Mounting crises across the Middle East, Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, and the growing challenge of credibly deterring the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the…
March 21, 2024
- Defense
Why U.S.-U.K. Nuclear Cooperation is More Important than Ever
With the risk of nuclear escalation at its most significant since the Cold War, the 1958 U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA) will expire at the end of…
March 20, 2024
- Defense
Out of Depth: Strengthening American Conventional Deterrence by Expanding Magazine Depth
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores a dire reality–conventional military conflicts are resurging globally without prospects for abatement. The deterioration of the…
January 27, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Breaking the Ice: The Prospect of a Joint Nordic Military
In March 2023, leaders of the Nordic air forces of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland signed a joint declaration to integrate their collective air forces in the…
January 18, 2024
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Impossible to Break: Strengthening Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific with AUKUS
Announced in September 2021, AUKUS is a trilateral security partnership between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The ‘big ticket’ is’…
December 29, 2023
- Defense
- Middle East & North Africa
A Growing Liability: Reevaluating U.S. Deployments in Iraq and Syria
Since the start of the Gaza Crisis nearly two months ago, Iranian-backed proxies have subjected approximately 3,400 American troops in Iraq and Syria to an almost constant…
December 7, 2023
- Defense
- The Americas
The Strategic Rationale for Brazil’s Nuclear Submarine Does Not Hold Water
As the AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States continues to make headlines with its nuclear-powered submarines, another non…
November 21, 2023
- Defense
Thinking Like a General: Wargaming with Sebastian Bae
On September 30, 2023, Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program (SSP) held a skills-based professional workshop on wargaming led by adjunct professor Sebastian Bae. A…
November 7, 2023