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Israel’s Gaza Problem

Daniel R DePetris | 2023.11.01

Following the 7 October attack by Hamas, Israel has determined to destroy the terrorist group controlling Gaza once and for all. The question is not just whether or not it will succeed, but what its plan is for the day after.

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Goodbye Mr Chips?

Paul O’Neill and Patrick Hinton | 2023.10.30

Better practices are needed to improve the effectiveness of defence training.

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Uncrewed Ground Systems

Patrick Hinton | 2023.10.26

Military experimentation with uncrewed ground systems (UGS) is happening apace. Bomb disposal robots have been in service with armed forces for decades. Now, systems with greater capabilities and autonomy are being developed and tested.

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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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