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: “BLACK SEA (Aug. 16, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) transits the Black Sea en route to a scheduled port visit to Golcuk, Turkey, Aug. 16, 2019. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.)” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class T. Logan Keown/Released)
Great Power Competition: Assumptions Behind the Headlines
: 180817-N-LI768-1091 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile while underway in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin M. Langer)
Maritime Security and Great Power Competition: Maintaining the US-led International Order
The All Volunteer Force and the Need for Sustained Investments in Recruiting
 Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kyle Woody, assigned to the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), is welcomed by his family during a homecoming celebration. William P. Lawrence returned to its homeport of Pearl Harbor following a successful deployment to the 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations.
Estimating the Effect of a Single-Salary System on Marriage Rates and Retention
 Maxim Shemetov, “9M723 missiles, part of Iskander-M missile complex, are seen during a demonstration at the International military-technical forum ARMY-2019 at Alabino range in Moscow Region,” Reuters, Jun. 25, 2019, https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-DEFENCE--RC151FD79ED0.html; Alexander Natruskin, “A Russian soldier guides a huge nuclear SS-25 missile out of a hangar at a new strategic missile military base near a Russian city of Ioshkar-Ola April 18,” Reuters, Apr. 20, 1994, https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-PBEAHUNGMDI.html.
Russian Strategy for Escalation Management
 Sergei Karpukhin, “A Russian officer takes a picture of a TU-95 bomber, or Bear, at a military airbase in Engels some 900 km (559 miles) south of Moscow August 7, 2008. The Russian defence ministry invited journalists on a tour of the base that is home to a part of the country's wide range bomber fleet,” Reuters, August 7, 2008, https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-BOMBERS--GM1E49P0UF001.html
Russian Strategy for Escalation Management
color guard at review parade
Creating an OSD Retention Dashboard
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Views of China’s Presence in the Indian Ocean Region
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Views of China’s Presence in the Indian Ocean Region
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Global Health Engagement:
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China's Playbook
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Great Power Relations
Population Representation in the Military Services-Fiscal Year 2019 Summary Report
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Common Operational Picture Technology in Law Enforcement: Three Case Studies
Remote control choosing Chinese media channels laid across a globe
Mapping the Information Environment in the Pacific Island Countries
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Racial Bias Audit of the Charleston, South Carolina, Police Department
Keep Calm and Work on AI Safety
AI Safety: An Action Plan for the Navy
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China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for the Global Maritime Supply Chain
Col Darren Halford, 9th Operations Group commander (left), presents CMSgt James Crites, 9th Operations Group superintendent, his shadow box during Crites’ retirement ceremony at Beale Air Force Base, CA, Jan. 9, 2015. Crites served more than 30 years in the Air Force.
Thrift Savings Plan Contributions under the Blended Retirement System
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Russian Military Expenditure in Comparative Perspective: A Purchasing Power Parity Estimate
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The Russian Army: Organization and Modernization
Two U.S. Navy Lockheed US- 3A Vikings;  A Royal Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft; Guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728); GREENLAND (2010) Military Sealift Command-chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern
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
 Homes at Bennett Shores East, an on base military housing community at Naval Station Mayport.
The Single-Salary System for Military Personnel: An Analysis of Second- and Third-Order Effects
Photo of a mobile phone with a Bitcoin Cash wallet, Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin.com pen.
Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers
SOFWERX Hosts Cyber Capability Expo
Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces