RU’s Grinding War In Ukraine
Seth G. Jones and Riley McCabe | 2026.01.27
Despite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is in decline as a major power.
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NDS 2026 By Numbers
Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park | 2026.01.27
The Trump administration presents its new National Defense Strategy (NDS) as a break from previous strategies, including that of the first Trump administration. Out are Russia, Europe, and climate change. In are hemispheric security, “warrior ethos,” and burden shifting.
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Maritime Prototype Warfare
Sidharth Kaushal and John Louth | 2026.01.27
This research explores the transformative concept of prototype warfare in the maritime domain. It concludes that maintaining maritime advantage in an era of rapid technological change requires a fundamental shift in defence capability generation. By fostering a synergy between private innovation and state-supported scaling, the Royal Navy can build an adaptable and resilient maritime force.
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China’s New Wolf Warriors
Ange Vaucher | 2026.01.27
Recent return of China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats has more to say about domestic pressures than about external challenges to China’s rise.
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Lost In Definition
Yasir Atalan, et al. | 2026.01.26
Confusion over what “agentic AI” actually means is creating governance gaps that risk flawed procurement, unclear accountability, and dangerous mismatches between autonomy and human judgment.
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LY’s Lessons For VE
Jason Pack | 2026.01.23
Venezuela needs fundamental change to its economic structures to prevent the abduction of Nicolas Maduro from eventually leading to increased corruption and systemic violence.
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Views From Trump’s NSS
Peter Alan Dutton | 2026.01.22
Europe will require new leadership as the US tilts from law to power.
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Cloud Service For Government
Clayton Swope | 2026.01.22
Instead of buying a piece of equipment, which the government then owns and operates, the government is increasingly turning to “as-a-service” models for buying things from space. But how should the government decide between a service model or a traditional one?
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From Reform To Results
David Gioe FRHistS and Will Styles | 2026.01.21
The UK is consolidating dispersed intelligence services under a new defence-led Military Intelligence Services construct to optimise performance.
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Tech Edge
Navin Girishankar, et al. | 2026.01.20
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our domestic markets from nonmarket competition.
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