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Understanding Russia’s regional reach in an era of great power competition By Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Marshall Center professor  |  Photos by The Associated Press Russia conceives of itself as a great power, with Moscow as the controlling…

Great power competition in the Arctic By Lt. Col. Ryan B. Ley, U.S. Air Force, senior U.S. fellow at the Marshall Center Historically, the Arctic has been considered “high north, low tension.” While the immediate prospect of conflict…

How the pandemic has affected security across the world By Dr. John L. Clarke, Marshall Center professor  |  Photos by The Associated Press “This changes everything.” “This is a game-changer.” Phrases like these have abounded in recent…

Strong alliances protect European democracies By Ovidiu Dranga, Romanian ambassador to Poland In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on targets in the United States, the world witnessed an unprecedented wave of sympathy for…

State and network-centric perspectives By Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Marshall Center professor In the United States, there is cross-party bipartisan agreement that China is the U.S.’ most serious long-term threat because it has come to be…

A most exquisite and indispensable fifth-generation warfare tool By Joseph Vann, Marshall Center  |  Photos By The Associated Press The art of propaganda is in the midst of a phenomenal revolution that few appreciate. We are witnessing…

By James K. Wither Following the Russian Federation’s invasion of Crimea in March 2014, hybrid warfare ceased to be a subject studied only by military strategists and entered the wider policy domain as a significant security challenge for…

Defeating transnational organized crime requires a thorough understanding of how it works By Dr. Paul Rexton Kan  |  Photos by The Associated Press Organized crime syndicates and cartels are major nonstate actors in the international…

NATO evolves and adapts in a complex world By U.S. Army General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander, U.S. European Command, and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe This year, the 70th anniverary of the founding of the North Atlantic…

A new era of information flow “There has never been a time in our history when there was so great a need for our citizens to be informed and to understand what is happening in the world. The cause of freedom is being challenged throughout…