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The Argument for Adopting a Reagan Strategy in Ukraine

Today, as Western pundits and military experts monitor progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia’s occupation forces in Southern Ukraine, many correctly suggest that the U.S. and Ukraine’s other NATO allies need to provide the Ukrainians more weapons systems, and faster, to enable their efforts against the Russians. Read the full article at the Cipher…

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The pathway to NATO’s ‘2/20’ goal is through real growth of defense spending

For the past nine years, NATO has followed a defense spending guideline seeking member expenditures at 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and equipment spending at 20 percent of defense spending by calendar year 2024. What came to be known as the “2/20” guideline was issued at NATO’s Wales Summit in September 2014, shortly…

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The Rising Energy Demand of AI and Clouds: Unraveling the Environmental Conundrum

A better understanding of the potential impact of AI and clouds on energy consumption will enable informed decisions today regarding investments in energy sources, ensuring adequate supplies to meet the energy needs of the future. Artificial intelligence has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era, reshaping industries and influencing daily…

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Ukraine Counteroffensive Makes Progress, But Mines Remain a Challenge

Two months into Ukraine’s counteroffensive against the Russian invasion, some progress has been made, but not as quickly as Ukraine and its allies had hoped. Millions of obstacles are standing in the way of progress — in the form of extensive fortifications Russia has put in place across vast terrain laced with landmines. Read more…

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A War Studies Classic

This year we are seeing the refurbishment of a classic in war studies and military history. There is a new edition of the book Makers of Modern Strategy. As a guide through our IWP course # 628 on “Military Strategy,” I have been excited to examine the new volume of May 2023 and inquire into…

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Yoon’s triumph at Camp David

The outcome of this month’s Camp David summit is anything but ordinary. The national leaders of the Republic of Korea and Japan met with President Joe Biden to discuss mutual commitments to fair economic practices, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, along with rather specific and pragmatic steps to mature hard power within a tripartite regional security…

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The consequences of defying Putin

The crash of a plane that carried Yevgeny Prigozhin and his close Wagner Group associates brings to mind the 2010 crash of the Polish presidential plane in Smolensk, Russia, under similar circumstances. Prigozhin was a significant political actor, advancing Russian interests internationally and especially in Ukraine, Africa, and the Middle East. Only two months ago, he engaged in a…

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What’s Happening in Niger Should be on Everyone’s Radar

In late July 2023, the democratically elected President of the West African nation of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown by members of the country’s armed forces and placed under house arrest. Almost immediately after seizing power, the junta now “in charge” of the small African country, threatened to expel the French military and warned that if the…

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