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Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-08-05

Russia's war in Ukraine: A march toward military and economic collapse

Moscow has demonstrated it is focused on self-preservation rather than on the safety and security of its citizens.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-08-01

The hidden collapse of missile, nuclear research in Russia and Iran

With rising paranoia, purges and brain drains, the missile and nuclear programs of both countries face critical setbacks beyond battlefield attrition.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-07-30

Russia sends abducted Ukrainian teens into combat amid troop shortage: report

An estimated 35,000 children have been taken from Ukraine's occupied eastern territories since 2014, and now bodies of teenagers allegedly are being found on the battlefield.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-07-25

In Russia and Iran, the pursuit of nuclear knowledge leads scientists to perilous fates

State-sponsored missile and nuclear programs in Russia and Iran have become treacherous corridors where 'scholastic decapitation' squanders or eliminates talent.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-07-24

Russia's shrinking future: Kremlin campaigns for more babies amid war losses

President Vladimir Putin casts Russia's shrinking population as a matter of national survival and has rolled out a slew of pro-family policies and rhetoric.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-07-10

Russia turns again to N. Korea for reinforcements in Ukraine as war casualties mount

The surge reflects Moscow's growing desperation for manpower and highlights North Korea's emergence as a critical lifeline in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-07-09

A global perspective on the NATO summit: progress amid challenges

Notable developments included the push for increased defense spending among NATO members.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-06-30

Cracks in the armor: Xi Jinping's military purge raises questions of control

The frequency of these purges suggests a deeper concern: loyalty within the ranks is not as steadfast as Xi would like.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-06-27

Russia's empty threats: a series of failures and miscalculations

Instead of fostering any semblance of solidarity, Moscow's actions have deepened the divide between Russia and Ukraine and solidified Kyiv's will to resist.

Strategic deterrence, when pursued responsibly, can serve as a powerful tool for maintaining peace and stability.

Strategic Affairs 2025-06-23

Russian dependence on N. Korea in Ukraine invasion deepens

Pyongyang already has dispatched thousands of troops to help Russia repel Ukrainian forces from the border region. Now North Korea is sending two more military brigades.