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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), front, and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), rear, conduct joint operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD-108) in the South China Sea

Reports & Papers

Navigating China’s Opportunistic Approach to Overseas Naval Base Acquisition

November 2023 by Maxwell Simon and Jayaram Ravi

Article

Ukraine’s Defense: A Whole-of-Society Effort Demanding Additional Support

Oct. 13, 2023 by Jake Steckler
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Bargaining with the Military: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control

Summer 2023 by Andrew Payne
Reports & Papers

Ukraine-NATO Primer: Membership Options Following the 2023 Annual Summit

Jul. 14, 2023 by Eric Rosenbach, Grace Jones and Olivia Leiwant

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Navigating China’s Opportunistic Approach to Overseas Naval Base Acquisition

November 2023 by Maxwell Simon and Jayaram Ravi

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), front, and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), rear, conduct joint operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD-108) in the South China Sea

Ukraine’s Defense: A Whole-of-Society Effort Demanding Additional Support

Oct. 13, 2023 by Jake Steckler

Article

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle as they drive on a road between Izium and Lyman in Ukraine, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022.

Bargaining with the Military: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control

Summer 2023 by Andrew Payne

Article

from International Security

President George W. Bush thanks U.S. troops in Al Asad, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. He stands at a podium in front of rows of troops in uniform.

Ukraine-NATO Primer: Membership Options Following the 2023 Annual Summit

Jul. 14, 2023 by Eric Rosenbach, Grace Jones and Olivia Leiwant

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address a media conference during a NATO summit

From the Inside Out: Achieving Long-Term Army Sustainability through Effective Command Climate

July 2023 by Aaron Teller, Jeana Cho and Nathan Chernecke

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Black and white photo of paratroopers conducting a battalion run in North Carolina

The Cult of the Persuasive: Why U.S. Security Assistance Fails

Winter 2022/23 by Rachel Tecott Metz

Article

from International Security

U.S. Army Soldiers share tactics and training with Nigerian Army Soldiers, Nigeria, February 8, 2018.

Dangerous Changes: When Military Innovation Harms Combat Effectiveness

Fall 2022 by Kendrick Kuo

Article

from International Security

A row of T-34 tanks

Then What? Assessing the Military Implications of Chinese Control of Taiwan

Summer 2022 by Brendan Green and Caitlin Talmadge

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from International Security

A type 094A Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 10 of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, April 23, 2019.