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The Rise of the Digital Warrior: How Simulation Is Reshaping Personnel Readiness for Modern War

Military simulation has evolved from a cost-saving supplement into a core pillar of combat readiness. The evidence from Ukraine, NATO exercises, and decades of research tells a nuanced story - simulation is transformative in specific domains, but far from...

Before Storming Kharg Island, Washington Should Read the Gallipoli Campaign

A century ago, in March 1915, the world’s greatest naval power launched a bold amphibious assault to seize a...

Decapitation Is Not Defeat: Why Striking Iran’s Leadership May Unleash a Harder War

Key Points: Destroying Iran’s leadership hierarchy does not destroy its cause. History, from Vietnam to Iraq to Libya, shows that...

When Protest Loses Visibility: Iran’s Use of Uncertainty as an Internal Security Tool

Key Points: Iran’s response to recent unrest is distinctive less for the scale of repression than for how uncertainty has...

LNG Terminals as Europe’s Most Vulnerable Strategic Nodes

Key Points: Europe replaced one gas dependency with a new coastal one.  LNG terminals now act as strategic chokepoints...

Before Storming Kharg Island, Washington Should Read the Gallipoli Campaign

A century ago, in March 1915, the world’s greatest naval power launched a bold amphibious assault to...

Iran’s Hormuz Card: Mine Warfare and the Timeline of Control

Key Points: Even limited mining can effectively halt passage. Iran can make narrow channels risky within hours. The first safe...

When Protest Loses Visibility: Iran’s Use of Uncertainty as an Internal Security Tool

Key Points: Iran’s response to recent unrest is distinctive less for the scale of repression than for how...

China’s Semiconductor “Manhattan Project”: Breaking the EUV Monopoly

Key Points: • Monopoly Disrupted: China tested a prototype EUV machine, challenging ASML’s long-standing global monopoly.• Scale: A...

Europe’s Defence Market Transformation: From Complacency to Strategic Rearmament

Key Points: • Structural Rearmament: EU defense spending increased 57% (€218B → €343B, 2021-2024), fastest growth since Cold War's...

The Rise of the Digital Warrior: How Simulation Is Reshaping Personnel Readiness for Modern War

Military simulation has evolved from a cost-saving supplement into a core pillar of combat readiness. The evidence...

Solving the European Naval Dilemma with Modular Mass

Key points: • European navies are too small to win• Buying off-the-shelf unmanned vessels is a dead end  •...

U.S.-China Nuclear Competition Beneath the South China Sea

Key Points : Roughly $3.4 trillion in trade passes through the South China Sea annually, yet both the...

U.S.-China Nuclear Competition Beneath the South China Sea

Key Points : Roughly $3.4 trillion in trade passes through the South China Sea annually, yet both the...

NATO Is Not a Choice: Strategic Reality for Europe

Key Points: North Atlantic Treaty Organization is strategic infrastructure, not a political option. Its value derives from continuous...

Measuring Strategic Rupture: NSS-2025 and the Rewiring of US Grand Strategy

Key Points: • NSS-2025 represents a structural break in US grand strategy, not an incremental adjustment.• Measurement across...

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Future of Warfare

Key Points: • AI is transforming warfare across tactical, operational, and strategic levels.• It is the first technology capable of...

Panel After-Assessment: Is Aligning the Green Deal with Global Crises and Strategic Imperatives Possible?

The European Defence & Security Summit 2024 recently facilitated a pivotal panel discussion on "War Economy for the EU:...

Why Polarization in the Military Is a Growing Concern for Democracies

The past few years have seen a wave of concern over how increasing political and social polarization is negatively...

Munich Security Report 2026 : Under Destruction

The Munich Security Conference 2026 is taking place at a moment of profound uncertainty. Rarely in the conference’s recent...

National Security Strategy, November 2025

"Over the past nine months, we have brought our nation-and the world-back from the brink of catastrophe and disaster....
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