Publications

Sponsored Papers & Projects

Lessons from the New Cold War: America Confronts the China Challenge

Edited by Hal Brands

Featuring Peter D. Feaver, William Inboden

War Studies Journal 1

Edited by Michael V. Leggiere

The Marshall Papers

Edited by Hal Brands and Jude Blanchette

War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World

Edited by Hal Brands Featuring Peter D. Feaver, William Inboden

The Kissinger Center Papers

Edited by Hal Brands and Frank Gavin

Recent Scholarship

“The Road Not Take”: John F. Kennedy’s American Poet

Fireworks and parachutists: Army celebrates its 250th year, Trump celebrates his 79th

featuring: Matthew Frakes

The Eurasian Century

author: Hal Brands

The First “State Sponsor of Mass IP Theft”: China, Sovereign Immunity, and Upholding Americans’ Intellectual Property Rights

author: Dore Feith

Why Putin Will Never Give Up Kyiv, with or without a Trump-Brokered Deal

author: Jozef Andrew Kosc

Back to Basics: Neoliberal Development at USAID in the Cold War

author: Christian Ruth

Caribbean Catastrophe: Avoiding the Haiti Fallout

author: Joseph Ledford

Build a High-Low Mix to Enhance America’s Warfighting Edge and Deter China

authors: Carlton Haelig, Stacie Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser, and Josh Wallin

Trump’s Americas Doctrine Starts at the Canal

author: Joseph Ledford

School of War Episode 167: Dan Blumenthal and Kyle Balzer on China’s Nuclear Buildup

featuring: Kyle Balzer and Dan Blumenthal

Past Publications

From Our Leadership

Where’s the Rest of Me?

author: William Inboden

Ukraine’s Not the Only State Signing Up for the American Empire

author: Hal Brands

We Should Not Be Cavalier About Declining Public Confidence in the Military

author: Peter D. Feaver

The All-Volunteer Force at 50: Civil-Military Solutions in a Time of Partisan Polarization

authors: Heidi Urben and Peter D. Feaver

Reaganism Podcast: Does the American public have confidence in their military? With Dr. Peter Feaver

hosted by: Roger Zakheim

Thanks for Your Service

By Peter D. Feaver

Deterrence in Taiwan Is Failing

author: Hal Brands

The Peacemaker

By William Inboden

The Field of Geopolitics Offers Both Promise and Peril

author: Hal Brands

The New Makers of Modern Strategy

Edited By Hal Brands

From Our Alumni

Strategy of Anchoring: Japan, the United States, and the International Order under Trump 2.0

Author: Ayumi Teraoka

Rethinking Geopolitics: Geography as an Aid to Statecraft

author: Jaehan Park

National Styles, Strategic Empathy, and Cold War Nuclear Strategy

author: Kyle Balzer

Move First to Avoid the Worst: Leadership Turnover and the Targeting of New Leaders

author: Chen Wang

2023 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

featuring: Ayumi Teraoka

Paralysis in the Pentagon

author: Theo Milonopoulos

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Militant Splinter Groups and the Use of Violence

authors: Kaitlyn Robinson and Iris Malone

US nuclear deterrence strategy needs an update — here’s how

author: Kyle Balzer

ANALYSIS: Australia’s New Strategic Review Has Big Implications

featuring: William Chou

Biden’s Timid Compliance With Putin’s Nuclear Coercion Threatens U.S. Security

author: Kyle Balzer

From Our Network

War and Responsibility

author: Patrick Hulme

REAGANISM: America’s College Campuses & Antisemitism

host: Roger Zakheim with Matthew Waxman

Review of Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Pax Transatlantica and M.E. Sarotte, Not One Inch

author: Susan Colbourn

Delusions of Détente: Why America and China Will Be Enduring Rivals

author: Michael Beckley

Domestic Polarization and International Rivalry: How Adversaries Respond to America’s Partisan Politics

authors: Rachel Myrick and Chen Wang

War Powers Reform, U.S. Alliances, and the Commitment Gap

authors: Patrick Hulme and Matt Waxman

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Public Reactions to Secret Negotiations in International Politics

author: Rachel Myrick