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Apr 2020 No 034

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: U.S Army personnel wearing masks cross 34th street on April 6, 2020 in New York City. The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is approaching 10,000.

Pandemics: The Armed Forces as the Ultima Ratio?

Mission sets that comprise the defense support to civil authority

John L. Clarke

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Apr 2020 No 033

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact on Terrorism in Western States

Islamic State (IS) has described the pandemic

James K. Wither

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Dec 2019 No 032

Horror or Hype: The Challenge of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Terrorism

Evaluating potential threat from terrorists’

Lasha Giorgidze and James K. Wither

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Jun 2018 No 031

New Psychoactive Substances: Challenges for Law Enforcement Agencies and the Law

Drug enforcement and legislation struggle to keep up.

Kalliroi Ziavrou

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Mar 2018 No 030

Photo of U.S. and Kazakhstan armies preparing for joint exercise Operation Steppe Eagle in 2017.

Cooperation Between Kazakhstan and the United States in Military Professionalization Programs

Military professionalization in Kazakhstan

Sebastian Engels

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Jul 2017 No 028

Photo of Breitscheidplatz, Berlin after attack of the Christmas market

Aftermath of the Terror Attack on Breitscheid Platz Christmas Market: Germany’s Security Architecture and Parliamentary Inquiries

Tunisian citizen crashed into Christmas market in Berlin.

Sebastian von Münchow

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Dec 2014 No 027

The Flags of Germany, the European Union and the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) hang during a military exercise on October 10, 2017 near Munster, Germany.

Rapid Reaction Capability of the European Union

Taking that last big step

Matthew W. McCray

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Dec 2014 No 026

The 3.67-meter, 75-ton Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope is the largest telescope in the Department of Defense used for satellite tracking. The telescope moves fast enough to track low-Earth objects such as satellites and missiles, while also tracking man-made objects in deep space and performing space object identification data collection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

NATO Space Operations

The case for a new NATO Center of Excellence

Paul A. Tombarge

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Dec 2013 No 025

A formation of F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, and an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, fly over Gloucestershire, England, to attend the upcoming Royal International Air Tattoo airshow held at RAF Fairford July 7, 2016.

Smart Defense: Overcoming Hurdles and Passing Batons

Promoting peace through understanding

António Eugénio

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Apr 2013 No 024

A photograph of the Great Wall China with the Chinese flag waving in the wind.

Taking off as a Global Power? China’s Foreign Policy “Grand Strategy”

A systematic look at China’s “grand strategy”

Sven Bernhard Gareis

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