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Taliban’s Campaign Against IS

Antonio Giustozzi | 2023.10.25

This paper examines the strategies employed by the Taliban in response to the threat posed by the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K) in 2021–22.

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Blockchain For Democracies

Noam Unger, et al. | 2023.10.25

In a world increasingly overflowing with data, blockchain is neither a panacea nor solely an instrument of cryptocurrencies but rather a tool that offers intriguing applications to support democratic governance, including in Ukraine.

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Paper Tiger or Pacing Threat?

Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer | 2023.10.19

China has long couched its engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean in primarily economic terms. However, China is becoming increasingly strident in its efforts to bolster defense and security initiatives in the Western Hemisphere.

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UK In N. European Security

Ed Arnold | 2023.10.17

This Policy Brief is to explain why the UK has chosen to explicitly prioritise the security of Northern Europe following Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Containing A Catastrophe

Tobias Borck | 2023.10.17

As Israel prepares to launch a ground offensive in Gaza, there is a real risk that the war could escalate into a wider conflagration. Efforts to contain the conflict will test key relationships across the region.

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The Orient Express

James Byrne, et al. | 2023.10.16

Dozens of high-resolution satellite images taken in recent months reveal that Russia has likely begun shipping North Korean munitions at scale, opening a new supply route that could have profound consequences for the war in Ukraine and international security dynamics in East Asia.

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Israel Confronts Hamas

Jack Watling | 2023.10.16

The legal and ethical challenges of operating in densely populated areas are going to be a tragic constant of 21st century warfare, with no easy solutions.

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Change Or False Alarm?

Sari Arho Havrén | 2023.10.13

A potential shift in China’s approach to nuclear weapons could indicate that it is taking a page from Moscow’s book.

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Seize Initiative In Ukraine

Seth G. Jones, et al. | 2023.10.12

Ukrainian forces retain the initiative in the war but advanced an average of only 90 meters per day on the southern front during the peak of their summer offensive, according to new CSIS analysis.

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Integrate Offence And Defence

Sidharth Kaushal, et al. | 2023.10.11

This article articulates pathways forward in a future operating environment dominated by stalemates and threats to national homelands.

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