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Countering China: The New Norm in Defense Technology
On March 9, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would request $842 billion for the 2024 Pentagon budget. If passed, this...
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Apr 22, 20234 min read


Fit to Serve
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, Western powers are undoubtedly assessing their own military capabilities. The United States...
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Jan 15, 20234 min read


The Nuances of the United States Military Budget: What to Cut?
The United States’ military is massive, demanding, and extraordinarily powerful. To some, its strength is synonymous with American...
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Mar 5, 20216 min read


A New First Author? China’s Science and Health Diplomacy
Since the Cold War, global health and science has been dominated by the United States. In 2017, it spent $10.4 billion on global health,...
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Jun 24, 20186 min read


Refugees and Infectious Diseases
As violence continues to plague war-torn South Sudan, even after efforts at ceasefires, refugees continue to pour out of the world’s...
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Nov 3, 20177 min read


Opening the Floodgates: Water Security and Terror
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and...
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Nov 3, 20176 min read


Pakistan: Examining a Critical Intersection of Three Major Powers
Pakistan has long struggled with deep civil strife. Since widespread ethnic cleansing after India’s partitioning in the 1940s, a myriad...
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Apr 9, 20165 min read


Major Laser: Investigating lasers’ potential in the US military
Characterized by descriptions of flying cars and climate-controlled cities, most 20th century predictions about the modern world seem...
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Mar 16, 20165 min read


Pacifism in the Pacific: Japan’s New Military
Last week, Japan’s upper chamber of parliament approved new guidelines to allow the country’s military “to engage in overseas combat...
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Oct 5, 20156 min read


The Next ISIS Moment: Afghanistan’s Impending Catastrophe
The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists...
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Nov 10, 20145 min read
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