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Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025
Global military expenditure reached a record $2.887 trillion in 2025, an increase of 2.9% in real terms, marking the 11th consecutive year of growth. Spending rose in all regions except the Americas, ...
Visual Analysis of National Security Economics Based on Bibliometrics
This paper uses bibliometric methods to analyze research trends in national security economics, comparing Chinese and international literature. Key findings show research themes focus on national secu...
Russia’s Enduring Role in Latin America and Its Implications for U.S. Hemispheric Interests
Russia has intensified its engagement with several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, building on Soviet-era ties and opposition to U.S. influence. This e...
China Primer: U.S.-China Relations
This CRS report outlines the complex U.S.-China relationship under the second Trump Administration, characterized by both strategic competition and efforts towards stable peace. It details policy appr...
Security, Geopolitics, and Regions
This chapter explores various approaches to understanding state security, geopolitics, and regional security dynamics, emphasizing the critical role of geography. It discusses how states' security out...
Military Assistance Provided by the EU and Other External Actors to West Africa, 2010–25
This document analyzes military assistance provided to West African states by the EU and other external actors from 2010 to 2025. It highlights the EU's shift towards direct lethal aid via the Europea...
Latest Documents
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs
North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, posing a growing threat to the U.S. homeland and its allies. Pyongyang has rejected denuclearization talks and is e...
China & Taiwan Update, October 9, 2026
US and Taiwanese authorities have indicted individuals for illegally reselling US-manufactured semiconductor chips to China, which seeks them for PLA modernization and AI development. Concurrently, Ch...
Mozambique Conflict Monitor Update: October 2026 | ACLED
Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) has increased civilian targeting in northern Mozambique, leading to displacement and income generation through ransoms. The group's ability to extract ransoms and resupp...
Iran Update, October 4, 2026
Houthi forces captured a critical supply route between Taiz and Aden cities on October 4, advancing their campaign to seize Taiz City. This move prompted the Yemeni government to announce a counter-of...
Iran Update, October 3, 2026
Saudi and Yemeni government-aligned forces conducted airstrikes in Sanaa and southwestern Yemen to degrade Houthi capabilities and disrupt advances. Concurrently, the Houthis attempted to encircle Tai...
Iran Update, October 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing a limited offensive to recapture Houthi-held territory on Yemen's southern Red Sea coast, supported by Pakistani and Turkish military aid under the 'Mecca Pact'. M...
Iran Update, October 1, 2026
Houthi forces temporarily disrupted a key supply route in Yemen, demonstrating their capability to isolate Yemeni government-aligned forces in Taiz City. Meanwhile, Iranian officials are reportedly th...
Regulation of U.S. Outbound Investment to China
The U.S. has enacted the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025, codifying and expanding the Treasury's Outbound Investment Security (OIS) Program. This legislation regulates ...
Iran Update, September 30, 2026
Defectors from the Iranian-backed Asaib Ahl al Haq militia have formed a new armed group with significant Iranian support, complicating Iraqi government efforts to disarm militias. Meanwhile, Iran is ...
The Golden Dome, Missile Defenses and Deterrence
This issue of Military Strategy Magazine explores various facets of military strategy, including the challenges of military innovation within NATO, the concept of "Outpacing" as a grand strategy for m...
Received: 08thOctober 2024/ Revised: 10th May 2026/ Accepted: 26th June 2026
Indonesia has adopted a dual-track Nusantara Defense Strategy (SPN) to manage geopolitical volatility in the South China Sea, combining deterrence-by-denial with cooperative hedging. This strategy inv...
Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) delivered by Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (28 September 2026)
This UN report details the continued expansion of Israeli settlements and escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, despite UN Security Council Resolution 2334. It highlights signific...
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ENTANGLED DETERRENCE: DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIC STABILITY IN SOUTHERN ASIA
This paper introduces "Entangled Deterrence" to analyze how dual-use emerging technologies destabilize strategic stability in Southern Asia's tripolar nuclear environment. It argues that AI, cyber, an...
Iran Update, September 23, 2026
Iran's deteriorating economy and challenges in controlling the Strait of Hormuz are driving its renewed engagement with the US, though it remains unwilling to make significant concessions. Meanwhile, ...
Korean Peninsula Update, September 23, 2026
North Korea is evolving its nuclear strategy to deter US intervention, threatening nuclear escalation and lowering the threshold for use. Pyongyang is also modernizing its military with unmanned syste...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2026
Ukrainian forces executed their largest combined missile and drone strike against Moscow Oblast, targeting strategic infrastructure like the Gazpromneft-Moscow Oil Refinery. This strike, coinciding wi...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2026
Ukrainian forces confirmed ongoing counteroffensive operations northwest of Lyman, making significant territorial gains and disrupting Russian logistics through intermediate-range strikes. The Kremlin...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2026
Ukrainian forces conducted their deepest long-range drone strike, hitting a major Russian gas complex nearly 3,000 km from the border. Concurrently, Dmitry Medvedev solidified the United Russia Party'...
Iran Update, September 9, 2026
Iran has intensified its targeting of US naval forces and commercial vessels, likely to undermine US enforcement of its naval blockade and deter strikes on Iranian oil tankers. US officials warn Iran ...
Korean Peninsula Update, September 9, 2026
North Korea is strengthening its nuclear command and control (NC2) structure and naval capabilities, commissioning a second nuclear-capable destroyer and prioritizing its East Sea Fleet. Concurrently,...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2026
Russian President Putin used a phone call with US President Trump to misrepresent the battlefield situation in Ukraine, pushing for Ukrainian capitulation despite battlefield shifts favoring Ukraine. ...
Russia’s Enduring Role in Latin America and Its Implications for U.S. Hemispheric Interests
Russia has intensified its engagement with several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, building on Soviet-era ties and opposition to U.S. influence. This e...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 4, 2026
Russian forces falsely claimed to have encircled 2,000 Ukrainian troops near Kharkiv, while attempting to assassinate Ukraine's SBU head with an advanced Geran-type drone strike. Russia's drone techno...
Air Force Fighter Force Structure: Background and Issues for Congress
This Congressional Research Service report details the U.S. Air Force's fighter force structure, its evolution, and future plans, including the goal of 1,558 combat-coded fighters by 2035. It highligh...