Deterrence

history-conflict

World War III is a hypothetical construct, not an event with a recorded length. Since no global conflict of that scale has taken place since 1945, any discussion of how long Wor...

security-policy

NATO has not sent troops to Ukraine and remains committed to political and diplomatic solutions rather than direct military intervention. This evergreen explainer outlines the a...

security-strategy

Iran’s regional posture and capabilities relevant to U.S. bases reflect long-running strategic competition rather than imminent aggression. This explainer covers missile and d...

risk-analysis

In the Fallout games, the world ends in a flash of nuclear fire and then rebuilds under mutated skies. This article explains how that premise lines up with real weapons, doctrin...

security-and-defense

The phrase Russian invasion of the United States describes a hypothetical scenario in which Russian state military forces conduct large-scale, sustained offensive operations on...

Documentary Studies

“Scared Straight: 20 Years Later” revisits a program built on shock—juvenile offenders visiting prisons to confront life behind bars—and asks whether fear is an effectiv...