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  • Pushing Boundaries: Can the Indian Military Transform?

    The article argues that any discussion on the transformation of a nation’s military must consider the conflict environment in which this transformation takes place. From an Indian perspective, the possibility of large-­­scale conventional wars, limited wars, and subconventional

  • Accelerating Change to Survive

    Geographic combatant commands (GCC) are the central actors in urgently driving necessary changes to the austere trauma life chain so that trauma survivability in peer combat can be maintained. Similar to how a kill chain consists of the discrete steps of find, fix, track, target, engage, and assess,

  • The Ambitious Dragon: Beijing’s Calculus for Invading Taiwan by 2030

    Chinese president Xi Jinping has a strategic window, in the 2030 timeframe, when favorable conditions exist to forcefully annex Taiwan if peaceful unification is not achieved before then. This hypothesis is based upon the fact that an emboldened China intends to fulfill its imperial—and

  • The US–Indonesian Strategic Partnership and Air Force Relations

    This article analyzes the strategic partnership between the United States and Indonesia, focusing on their air force relations in the context of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and Indonesia's Natuna Sea. The author assesses Indonesia's security challenges, military

  • Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Cementing US Global Preeminence

    This article argues that contrary to some scholars' opinions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has helped to cement the United States’ preeminent position in global affairs. Through the provision of large-scale military aid and assistance to Ukraine, Washington and its allies have weakened

  • Indo-Pacific Strategies: What Do They Entail for India?

    The Indo-Pacific construct has gained considerable traction over the past couple years. Adopting this new geographical concept for regionalism, most influential countries have spelled out comprehensive strategies for their engagement with the region. These strategies are expected to reshape the

  • The Escalatory Attraction of Limited Nuclear Employment

    The United States has entered a dangerous new era in which, for the first time in history, the nation is soon to face two nuclear-peer adversaries: Russia and China. In the three decades after the Soviet Union’s collapse, the United States focused on a variety of national security challenges

  • India and Freedom of Navigation: Maritime Power and Control of the Sea

    India retains a policy that restricts freedom of navigation in what it considers its territorial waters; at the same time, India has taken a vocal stance on the importance of freedom of the sea and the international rules-based order. While maintaining both positions seems contradictory, it should

  • Opportunities for a US–India Strategic Partnership in Nanoelectronics

    The acute global chip shortage that disrupted the military supply chain highlighted the need for the United States to be independent in terms of semiconductor manufacturing and chip design. This need is further intensified as China threatens the sovereignty of Taiwan, the chip-manufacturing

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