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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
Naval convoy in cloudy background with map screened behind
Great Power Relations
collage of russian military parades
The Russian Army: Organization and Modernization
Russian soldiers looking at drone
Russian Military Expenditure in Comparative Perspective: A Purchasing Power Parity Estimate
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
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
“Tank driver, Lance Corporal Mudondo Zabina, tank commander, Corporal Kyomuhendo Ballet and tank gunner Lance Corporal Otuga Maureen of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces on their tank.
“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters during the Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States
October 4 – official day of the Russian Space Forces
Russian Military and Dual-Purpose Spacecraft: Latest Status and Operational Overview
Maduro and Putin shaking hands
Russian-Venezuelan Defense Cooperation
“Permanent group of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea provides air defense in Syria,”
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet: Toward a Multiregional Force
Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take a knee during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage held in central North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2018. Robin Sage has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 40 years.
SOF and the Future of Global Competition
A Yemeni man with his head in his hands in front of rubble
Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen
three windows with a truck carrying a nuclear warhead seen through them
Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty? Risks and Options After New Start
A collage of naval items. Ships, soldiers, and a submarine.
The Russian Navy in the 21st Century: The Legacy and the New Path
Not Just Money: Constraints Facing the Russian Armed Forces
Russian armored vehicles
The Current State of Russian-Chinese Defense Cooperation
Jets on a carrier
The Russian Air Campaign in Syria: A Preliminary Analysis
A meme from Toy Story
Exploring the Utility of Memes for U.S. Government Influence Campaigns
Left photo depicts an F-14A VF-213 intercepting a Soviet Il-38 in 1981. Right photo depicts PLAN ships at sea.
Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean: The Past As Prologue?
Vlad Putin giving a speech at a podium
Mapping Russian Media Network: Media’s Role in Russian Foreign Policy and Decision-making
Ice drifting at sea
Unconstrained Foreign Direct Investment: An Emerging Challenge to Arctic Security
Bottom Left: Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Robert DeWitt of the FBI Des Moines Resident Agency (Omaha Division) delivers remarks during a press conference unveiling an outdoor media campaign to combat human trafficking in Central Iowa.
Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats
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