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Egypt’s Subsea Cables

Erin L. Murphy and Thomas Bryja | 2025.11.12

The concentration of subsea cables funneled through the narrow Red Sea cements Egypt’s status as a global hub and chokepoint. Strategic and economic choices to enhance commercial appeal can secure Egypt’s continued position as a digital gateway between continents.

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A Sobering Duty

Elizabeth Kos and Rebecca Davis Gibbons | 2025.11.12

In the United States, only the president possesses the legal authority to launch nuclear weapons. How did this come to be, and what are the implications of presidential sole authority?

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Clipping Russia’s Wings

Nikolay Staykov and Jack Watling | 2025.11.11

This paper examines the critical vulnerabilities in the production of Russia’s Sukhoi combat aircraft and its implications for NATO and global defence markets.

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Testing The Limits

Andrea Marchesetti | 2025.11.07

A double-win before the UK Supreme Court should embolden the Foreign Office, if they can take the public with them.

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Divergent Threat Perceptions

Erik Brattberg | 2025.11.06

The US and Europe are diverging in perceptions of, and approaches to, national security threats. What could this mean for the transatlantic alliance?

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Ankara’s Role in Gaza

Burcu Ozcelik | 2025.11.06

Ankara’s engagement in Gaza may create conditions conducive to de-escalation and a gradual recalibration of Turkish-Israeli relations.

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AI Leadership Architecture

Charles Wessner and Shruti Sharma | 2025.11.06

The Chip Security Act seeks to address real vulnerabilities in the current export control system, but embedding compliance into hardware is not a substitute for strategic enforcement.

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Russia’s Greater Eurasia

Emily Ferris | 2025.11.05

As Russia cements its broader foreign policy plans for a Greater Eurasia, the role of Belarus and North Korea will be instrumental in turning theory into supply-chain practice.

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Allies’ Cloud Interoperability

Noah Sylvia | 2025.11.05

Allied hosting models often test sovereignty, resilience and interoperability; a recent exercise explored balancing these to enable the future collective defence.

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