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More of the Same? The Future of the Russian Military And Its Ability to Change

March 18, 2024
Katherine Kjellström Elgin

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Strengthening the Phalanx: Layered, Comprehensive, and Distributed Air and Missile Defense in the Indo-Pacific

January 17, 2024
Carl Rehberg, Herbert Kemp

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Inconsistent Congress: Analysis of the 2024 Defense Budget Request

October 17, 2023
Travis Sharp

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Evaluate Like We Operate: Why DOD Should Evaluate Weapons Systems as Networked Force Packages, Not Individual Platforms

August 15, 2023
Travis Sharp, Tyler Hacker

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Extending Deterrence by Detection: The Case for Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems Into the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness

July 13, 2023
Travis Sharp, Thomas G. Mahnken, Tim Sadov

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Beyond Precision: Maintaining America’s Strike Advantage in Great Power Conflict

June 12, 2023
Tyler Hacker

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The Decisive Decade: United States–China Competition in Defense Innovation and Defense Industrial Policy in and Beyond the 2020s

May 22, 2023
Thomas G. Mahnken, Tai Ming Cheung

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Speeding Toward Instability? Hypersonic Weapons and the Risks of Nuclear Use

May 1, 2023
Evan B. Montgomery, Toshi Yoshihara

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Air Power Metamorphosis: Rethinking Air Force Combat Force Modernization

March 10, 2023
Christopher J. Bowie

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Innovating for Great Power Competition: An Examination of Service and Joint Innovation Efforts

January 11, 2023
Thomas G. Mahnken, Evan B. Montgomery, Tyler Hacker

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Charlyne Ivory

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