Category: International Security
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Did Oleg Gordievsky’s Espionage Hasten the End of the Cold War?
Through shaping the West’s views of the USSR and in turn its response via the intelligence he provided, Gordievsky had a strategic impact on the end of the Cold War.
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Deterrence and Ambiguity: Motivations behind Israel’s Nuclear Strategy
Israel’s policy of deliberate nuclear ambiguity enabled Israel and the United States to continue their crucial relationship and not raise Cold War tensions.
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Do Assassinations Serve Little Purpose Other than to Communicate Resolve?
Assassinations do not only communicate resolve. They serve other functions, too, such as eliminating perceived threats and increasing diplomatic leverage.
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At The Brink of Nuclear War: (Mis)Perceptions & The Kargil Crisis
During the Kargil crisis, while Pakistan underestimated India’s responses to its transgression, India underestimated the possibility and capability of Pakistan’s advance.
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Dr. Strangelove: Deterrence as a Power of Absence
Stanley Kubrick’s film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb illustrates the power of absence in the discourse of nuclear deterrence.
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Statehood in Modern International Community: Kosovo, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia
Comparative analysis highlighted how the support of Great Powers with strong alliance-building capacities is a key element to exert statehood in the international arena.
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Beyond Agent vs. Instrument: The Neo-Coloniality of Drones in Contemporary Warfare
Are drones instruments or drivers of neocolonialism? Maybe both. Drone warfare gives its wielders means to project “necropower”, but it also reshapes of norms on warfare.
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Beyond Good and Evil: The Sources of US Strategy in Post-Invasion Afghanistan
Post-9/11 anxieties and post-invasion hubris among top US decision-makers led to a forceful yet open-ended mission with lofty and vague objectives.
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“In sight of surrender”: Critical Analysis of the 2022 Sanction Regime on Russia
Sanctions are unlikely to produce any policy concessions on the sanction state side, and may even produce unwanted developments, all the while aggravating suffering.
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The Impact of the Rise of Islamic Extremism on Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia
The Indonesian National Armed Forces has exploited the rise of Islamic extremism to intrude in civilian affairs and enhance its own material interests.