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What happens when intelligence relies on algorithms? In SPIES, LIES, AND ALGORITHMS, Amy Zegart examines how AI is reshaping intelligence—bringing speed, but also risks like bias & hallucinations that can distort real-word decisions. Read the review: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

How strong are U.S. civil-military norms, really? Kori Schake’s THE STATE AND THE SOLDIER traces 250 years of history, showing a system more resilient than today’s discourse suggests & why traditional models fall short in practice. Read the book review: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

What drives a war—capability or perception? Peter R. Carkhuff reviews COLLISIONS and how an echo chamber in Russian leadership inflated confidence and increased the likelihood of conflict. This is a key case study for deterrence and strategy. Read: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

As the Arctic becomes a strategic frontier, the U.S. faces a gap in presence and infrastructure. "U.S. Arctic Sea Lines of Communication" argues a maritime hub in Nome could strengthen Arctic sea lines of communication and deterrence. Read more ➡️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

What does illegal fishing have to do with strategic competition? China’s distant-water fleet is expanding along South America’s Pacific coast, and creating challenges. Countering IUU fishing can strengthen partnerships and U.S. leadership. Read more ➡️ digitalcommons.ndu.edu/joint-force-qu…

Can cyber operations deter adversaries? "The Cyber Deterrence Dilemma" examines how cyber deterrence compares to intelligence and special operations and why ambiguity, attribution, and signaling challenges complicate its effectiveness. Read more ➡️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

How do ICBMs support U.S. political objectives? This JFQ article explores the role of intercontinental-range ballistic missiles in U.S. nuclear strategy - from deterrence and assurance to their place in the nuclear triad. Read more: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Ukraine’s SOF operate beyond traditional “joint” structures—spanning military, intelligence, and security organizations. This JFQ article explores their post-2014 evolution and alignment with NATO concepts, and what it reveals about modern warfare. Read: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Should professional military education (PME) prioritize breadth or depth? This JFQ article explores how broad, interdisciplinary PME better prepares leaders to make decisions under uncertainty and connect operations to strategy and policy. Read more: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Can the U.S. defense industrial base surge in a crisis? “Ukraine, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, and the Elusive Crisis-Era Munitions Production” finds production gains in Ukraine were driven by prewar investment, not crisis response. Read more: ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Faster decisions matter. How organizations make them matters more. "Cognitive Warfare and Organizational Design" examines how AI/ML is shaping decisionmaking in cognitive warfare—and why adoption across people, processes, and structure is key. Read more⤵️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

What if forces could build what they need when they need it? This article explores Fabrication at the Tactical Edge (FATE)—using AI and additive manufacturing to enable battlefield production and reduce reliance on vulnerable supply chains. Read more⤵️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Deterrence is about shaping behavior, influence is how it works. "Influence by Design" argues integrated deterrence is most effective when built as a network strategy, aligning military, economic, and informational tools with allies and partners. Read⤵️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

🚨 Joint Force Quarterly 119 has landed! Explore strategic challenges shaping today’s joint force—from integrated deterrence, AI in military decisionmaking, cyber and nuclear deterrence debates, casualty evacuation in combat operations & more. Read more: ndupress.ndu.edu/Joint-Force-Qu…

⭐ We're proud to publish STRATEGIC COMPETITION 2025: EVOLVING GREAT POWER COMPETITION AT MID-DECADE. This @INSSatNDU book explores the evolution of strategic competition among the three Great Powers at mid-decade. Read the individual chapters.⤵️ ndupress.ndu.edu/Publications/B…

⭐STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT 2025: EVOLVING GREAT POWER COMPETITION AT MID-DECADE⭐ Edited by Dr. Tom Lynch, this @ndupress book explores the ongoing evolution of strategic competition among and between today's three Great Powers: the U.S., China, and Russia. inss.ndu.edu/Research-and-C…

We are proud to publish new @INSS research that explores emerging “space frontier areas,” including the space around the Moon—regions with no clear rules yet, but growing strategic importance for security, cooperation, and future activity. ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/New…

Space beyond geostationary orbit—especially cislunar space near the Moon—is likely to grow in strategic importance. A new paper urges moving beyond a security-vs.-economics divide to better weigh priorities and trade-offs in these "Space Frontier Areas." inss.ndu.edu/Media/News/Art…

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⭐ As we move into 2026, we look forward to sharing new NDU Press publications with you, including JFQ 119 after a temporary halt in production. Stay tuned for books, research monographs, policy briefs, and more.