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South Korea’s Global Vision

Ha Chae Kyoun | 2025.05.08

This Policy Brief examines South Korea’s foreign policy trajectory and its relevance for the UK.

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Insights For Future Conflicts

Krista Auchenbach, et al. | 2025.05.08

The Russia-Ukraine conflict shocked the world, unfolding a story of adaptation, resilience, and innovation with global implications. This report distills 10 insights that will shape the next war.

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SIFMANet Bucharest Report

Kinga Redlowska | 2025.05.07

This report presents insights and reflections on Romania’s progress and challenges in navigating sanctions, illicit finance and economic security.

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Punitive Operational Fires

Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III | 2025.05.06

Russia’s decoupling of firepower from maneuver in Ukraine signals a dangerous shift toward punitive, algorithmic warfare—forcing NATO to rethink doctrine, deterrence, and the role of human-machine integration in future conflicts.

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Brothers In Arms

Sam Cranny-Evans | 2025.05.06

North Korea has supplied up to 5.8 million artillery rounds to Russia according to the Open Source Centre. This potential 40% of Russia’s ammunition has prolonged the war to a certain extent.

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At The Doorstep

Matthew P. Funaiole, et al. | 2025.05.06

New satellite imagery offers an updated look at two Cuban signals intelligence sites, including construction of a new circularly disposed antenna array. The two sites are among those most likely to be supporting Chinese intelligence-gathering operations from Cuba.

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Modern Warfare In Ukraine

Matthew Slusher | 2025.05.02

As warfare evolves, the Ukraine conflict offers policymakers a blueprint for modern defense strategy—emphasizing autonomy, contested logistics, electromagnetic superiority, and adaptive organizational models.

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Conflict In Focus

Matthew Slusher, et al. | 2025.05.02

The Russia-Ukraine War has redefined modern conflict, from drones and cyberattacks to contested space. This study unpacks key lessons across all domains of war—insights vital for anticipating and preparing for future large-scale conflicts.

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Subversion In Taiwan

Langdon Kelly | 2025.05.01

Given the operational challenges of an amphibious invasion against Taiwan, China’s greatest hope is to “win without fighting” by destabilising defence spending essential to the island nation.

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Competing Allies

Antonio Giustozzi | 2025.04.30

This paper considers two main questions: why Russia and Iran end up competing so much in Syria and the factors that hampered efforts to cooperate more smoothly.

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