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21st Century Warfare Requires 21st Century Deterrence By Col. Jeffrey W. Pickler, U.S. Army Introduction After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union found themselves competing for power and influence…

By Anna Péczeli, senior fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union accepted strategic stability as a useful tool to manage…

The Marshall Center Turns 30 Amid a Zeitenwende By Dr. Katrin Bastian and Dr. Ralf Roloff, Marshall Center professors On June 5, 2023, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies celebrated its 30th anniversary…

Strategic Deterrence in the Nuclear Era By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor Soon, it will be eight decades since the inception of the nuclear era. The world must live with nuclear weapons — they cannot be uninvented,…

EDITED BY: Alex S. Wilner and Andreas Wegner PUBLISHED BY: Cambria Press REVIEWED BY: Patrick Swan, per Concordiam contributor Deterrence against an adversary comes in three varieties: punishment, retaliation and denial. A…

By Cmdr. Rachael Gosnell, U.S. Navy, and Dr. Katrin Bastian, Marshall Center professor The European High North is poised to become an increasingly strategic region that has the potential to alter future global geopolitical…

Toward a New Strategic Concept By Jan Havránek, deputy minister for defence policy and strategy, the Czech Republic Photos by The Associated Press The adoption of a new Strategic Concept is a logical step for NATO. The…

Cooperation is essential to European and global security  By Lt. Gen. Hans-Werner Wiermann, German Bundeswehr, NATO International Military Staff director general “NATO is the strongest and most successful Alliance in history. It…

Perspectives After the German Elections By Dr. Ralf Roloff and Dr. Matthew Rhodes, Marshall Center professors The following dialogue is adapted from the “Germany Votes” edition of the contributors’ quarterly “Transatlantic…

Adopting a balanced approach  By Snorri Matthíasson, Icelandic Foreign Service officer and political advisor to NATO Joint Task Force Command Norfolk Photos by The Associated Press Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and the…