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Aug. 31, 2020
You Will Be Annihilated

This article from the Air Command and Staff College elective Sci-fi as Strategy presents a story of intergalactic war, delving into matters of artificial intelligence, groupthink, coalition building, and host of other relevant issues.
Aug. 31, 2020
Chasing the Chimera of the Indigenous Jet Fighter: China’s Stealth Fighters and the Lessons of Recent Aviation History

China has demonstrated an apparent capability to develop stealth fighters. While Chinese aviation technology should not be underestimated, this essay strikes a cautionary note. Using historical examples from Argentina, Egypt, and India, the author contends that Chinese stealth fighters are being
Aug. 17, 2020
A War by Words: Language and Cultural Understanding in the Age of Information Warfare

This article analyzes the historical role of language in China’s interactions with the outside world and the role language plays in modern US–China competition. It explains how the Air Force can use the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) to bolster the ability of the 16th Air Force
Aug. 17, 2020
Airpower in the Twenty-first Century: Swing- and Multi-role versus Single-role Specialist

A hundred years after classics like the Vickers Virginia I, the Super Zeppelin L70, or the Etrich Taube, military air assets can be stealth-capable, accelerate far above the velocity of sound, and bear weapons systems reaching over the horizon. Among these technological developments are single-,
Aug. 17, 2020
The Future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the export of China’s worst characteristics, while prompting delays and disruptions to BRI construction and investment plans. These delays risk years of planning and hundreds of billions of dollars in PRC economic diplomacy. Quarantine measures are
Aug. 3, 2020
Strike Back!: India–China Border Skirmish

What factors, as the Germans say, were the Anlass (trigger) and the Ursache (underlying reason) for the breakdown of decades-long relative peace along the 3,488 km India–China LAC in the Himalayas? How should India react? And what does the Himalayan clash mean for US strategy?
Aug. 3, 2020
Unilateralism and Competitive Multilateralism in Gray-zone Conflict: A Comparison of Russia and the United States

This article argues that today’s alliances constitute a form of competitive multilateralism that puts allies in a difficult position, assessing US gray-zone campaigns against adversaries and allies in the Middle East and Europe and Russia’s engagements in Ukraine and Georgia and their impact on
Aug. 3, 2020
Doomie

This sci-fi short story, written for an Air University elective, explores a number of important issues, including space exploration, space debris tracking and remediation, international science and military cooperation, superpower and multipolar political dynamics, and more.
July 20, 2020
An Expanded View of Cost Imposition: Application to Personnel and Nondefense Policies

This article finds that the US’s defensive position in personnel costs is relatively strong due to the country's large population and economic power. The article suggests several policy changes to improve America's defensive posture even more by reducing US military personnel costs, including a
July 20, 2020
Assessing India’s Preparedness: External Interference in Political Processes through Social Media

This article examines the existing tools that India possesses, legislative and otherwise, to combat the threats posed by external actors who would use social media to manipulate Indian elections and enumerates possible solutions that could perhaps assist in dealing with these threats.

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You Will Be Annihilated

Chasing the Chimera of the Indigenous Jet Fighter: China’s Stealth Fighters and the Lessons of Recent Aviation History

A War by Words: Language and Cultural Understanding in the Age of Information Warfare

Airpower in the Twenty-first Century: Swing- and Multi-role versus Single-role Specialist

The Future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Strike Back!: India–China Border Skirmish

Unilateralism and Competitive Multilateralism in Gray-zone Conflict: A Comparison of Russia and the United States

Doomie

An Expanded View of Cost Imposition: Application to Personnel and Nondefense Policies

Assessing India’s Preparedness: External Interference in Political Processes through Social Media