Global Security Environment
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North Korea: A Case Study of Asymmetric Relations
NATO Ally Contributions to the Space Domain
North Korea’s Arena of Asymmetric Advantage: Why We Should Prepare for a Crisis in the Yellow Sea
Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition
China’s Efforts to Shape the Information Environment in the Mekong Region
The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: Cross-Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Viral Extremism: COVID-19, Nontraditional Threats, and US Counterterrorism Policy
Understanding Gender and Violent Extremism
Diego Garcia: US and Allied Basing Rights in the Era of Great Power Competition
Mapping the Information Environment in the Pacific Island Countries
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
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States
Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen
The Relationship Between Colocation and Reenlistment in the Marine Corps
The Role of Water Stress in Instability and Conflict
Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats
Future Policy Options for U.S. Efforts Against Al-Qaeda
Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda
Bangladesh v. India: A Positive Step Forward in Public Order of the Seas
Advanced Energy and U.S. National Security
Shining a Light on the Western Balkans: Internal Vulnerabilities and Malign Influence from Russia, Terrorism, and Transnational Organized Crime
Sources of Resilience in the Lord’s Resistance Army
The Same, Yet Different: United States and Gulf State Interests in the Post-Arab Spring Maghreb
The Future of U.S.-India Naval Relations
Water Resource Competition in the Brahmaputra River Basin: China, India, and Bangladesh