Aug 15, 2025

By Dr. John R. Deni

NATO’s Hague summit earlier this summer has generally been viewed as a qualified success, despite —

Apr 21, 2025

By Dr. John R. Deni

The United States has never been directly involved in the war in Ukraine. U.S. troops weren’t sent

Apr 21, 2025

By John R. Deni, Anca Agachi

The ability to adapt to a constantly evolving security environment has been critical to the success

Apr 21, 2025

By John R. Deni

The alliance has created economic growth, peace and stability. America’s relationship with Europe is

Apr 15, 2025

By Dr. John R. Deni

Turn your excess national defense champions into continental ones.Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

Apr 15, 2025

By Dr. John R. Deni

Here’s how the Pentagon can rebalance its approach to the continent without sacrificing

Jan 2, 2025

By Dr. John R. Deni

The sabotage of undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea by the cargo ship Yi Peng 3 is only

Dec 19, 2024

By John R. Deni

In mid-2020, then-President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly one-third of US

Dec 10, 2024

By Dr. John R. Deni

The narrative of Russia’s ascendancy in 2024 is beginning to look like more fiction than fact. The Assad regime in Syria has become a casualty of Moscow’s increasingly desperate efforts in Ukraine, and its collapse is a strategic and operational blow that undermines the narrative of Russia as ascendant, Kyiv as doomed, and Vladimir Putin as strategic mastermind.

Dec 5, 2024

By Dr. Ron Gurantz

The US strategy in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine appeared to undermine Russian efforts to justify the war. While studies of international crises typically focus on the goals of deterrence and escalation management, recent events in Ukraine show that counterjustification is another important objective. Russia used covert activities and deception to try and create a pretext for its invasion, and the United States aggressively countered these efforts.