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“Remember a condition of academic writing is that we expose ourselves to critique” - 15 steps to revising journal a… blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

In a year marked by debate about the reliability of US extended nuclear deterrence in Europe and by efforts to enhance British and French nuclear contributions, both sides of the Atlantic continue to upgrade aircraft and nuclear weapons that could contribute to a nuclear-sharing mission. ➡️ Read the latest analysis by Dr Alexander Bollfrass and Annemiek Dols: go.iiss.org/4ivsY7D

As long as Russia is advancing on the battlefield, able to sustain the war, and believes time is on its side, Moscow is unlikely to feel any sense of urgency to sign a peace deal unless it is very unfavorable for Ukraine, which Kyiv probably would not accept right now. I'm skeptical that Moscow would accept the terms of the initial 28-point plan or the European counterproposal.

The Jervis Forum Review 150 Sean Brennan’s Warren Austin, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and the Cold War at the United Nations, 1947–1960 “The crafting and implementation of US foreign policy at the UN are poorly understood processes…Brennan puts them under the microscope” –Dexter Fergie wp.me/p2Insd-7D5 @DexterFergie

How should we judge the latest plans and ambitions to defend Europe? A U.S. military officer with deep insights into these plans weighs in warontherocks.com/2025/12/europe…

Ok let's talk about where we are with Russia/Ukraine. My latest for Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/americ…. The key thing is understanding American national interests. Should be straightforward but, evidently, it's not.

I am happy to share my piece w/@Elliotshuwei_Ji in @jststs: "Don’t judge islands by their sizes: The role of remote Japanese islands in the regional military balance". tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Finishing 2022 w/newly forthcoming paper with @jumacdo in @jststs! We look back at military revolutions & argue it is when tech changes ability to sustain conflicts over time that revolutions occur- w/implications for autonomy. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

The conference is based on a series of papers we published in @jststs. Many are open access (no paywall!) tandfonline.com/toc/fjss20/48/2

Japan’s Growing Maritime Flashpoints buff.ly/lYcmRoI

The United Kingdom’s national security strategy sets ambitious targets for defence and resilience spending, but a strained fiscal outlook raises doubts over whether these goals can be met. Read the latest #StrategicComments: go.iiss.org/4gPBIVC

The UK and Norway have formally joined the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme, becoming its sixth and seventh members alongside Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-and-norway-…

The simplicity of the glide bomb kit has enabled mass production, with Russia reportedly manufacturing thousands monthly at a tiny fraction of the cost of missiles like the Kh-101.  ow.ly/gE8b30sPFGf

As Trump begins his state visit in UK I explore the difficulties countries face in trying to work with an unserious president, looking at S Korea, India, and Brazil, as well as UK. (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/unserious-pr…

Full article: Counterinsurgency at a critical juncture tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The role of tri-liminality in the UK’s security force assistance to Nigerian counterinsurgency: A Principal-Agent perspective: Journal of Strategic Studies: Vol 48, No 5 tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Full article: Know Thy Enemy? Generating, negotiating and codifying knowledge of insurgencies into U.S. Counterinsurgency doctrine, 2004–2006 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Full article: What contributions do anti-insurgent militias produce during armed conflict? Exploring the capabilities of anti-insurgent militias in Colombia and the Philippines tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Assessing Jean Lartéguy’s The Centurions for the past, present, and future of irregular warfare: Journal of Strategic Studies: Vol 48, No 5 tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Full article: What lies over the horizon? Remoteness and the evolution of American global counterterrorism tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A great piece by my @KissingerCenter colleague Frank Gavin. Hugely important. People misuse history, and all your favorite analogies are flawed. Thinking historically, Gavin argues, is not about dusting off old answers, but about asking the right kinds of questions. noemamag.com/the-lost-art-o….