Latest in Armed Conflict
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Exploring Ukraine’s Armed Neutrality or Nonalignment: Legal and Policy Considerations
Armed neutrality or nonalignment can ensure Ukraine’s security outside NATO, but with robust Western security obligations and Russian concessions. -
The Situation: Not Genocide Is Not High Praise
Israeli policy in Gaza is indefensible. -
Why the United States Should Not Fear a Space Pearl Harbor
Some concerns about the resilience of defense satellites are exaggerated or outdated. -
Lawfare Daily: Conversations from Aspen, Part 2: Ali Nazary on the Future of Afghanistan and Sam Charap on the Ukraine Conflict
Scott R. Anderson is sharing more of the conversations he had at the Aspen Security Forum. -
Scaling Laws: Lt. Gen Jack Shanahan: Defense's AI Integration
How is AI reshaping military strategies? -
Reparations May Be Within Reach in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible. -
Rational Security: The “Altered State” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Evaluating Congressional Sentiment Toward the Iran Strike
Media commentary suggested that President Trump’s June airstrikes overrode broad congressional opposition. The truth is more nuanced. -
Lawfare Daily: Reparations for Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi and Patrick Pearsall
Discussing Ukraine's reparations strategy. -
The Awkward History of Russia’s Recent Recognition of the Taliban
A little over three decades after the Soviet Union and the mujahideen fought a long and brutal war, Russia officially recognized the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. -
Russian and Ukrainian Peace Plans Remain a World Apart
A side by side comparison of the two competing visions for the war’s end -
A Return to In-House Weapons Development
In an era of drone warfare, it is past time for the U.S. or other NATO nations to internalize drone research, development, and production.


