Submissions from 2026
The Arctic is a Strategic Distraction, T.X. Hammes
Submissions from 2025
The Logos and Limits of Artificial Cognition: The Exemplar of Military Use, Elise Annett and James Giordano
Re-constructing and Construing the Warfighter: The Intersection of Bioengineering and Identity in Neurotechnologically Enhanced Military Personnel, Elise Annett, John R. Shook, and James Giordano
Super Soldiers or Social Burden? Ethical Exploration of the Benefits and Costs of Military Bioenhancement, Elise Annett, John R. Shook, and James Giordano
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus, Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Jeffrey Mankoff
Expendable Drones: Appreciating the Evolving Technology – and Character – of War, John Bitterman, Elise Annett, and James Giordano
Drones and Biotechnological Weaponry: Emerging Risks, Strategic Threats, and Viable Readiness, Diane DiEuliis and James Giordano
Re-examining National Missile Defense Strategy: Defending Against China, Kathleen Ellis
China’s exploitation of overseas ports and bases, T.X. Hammes
We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently, T.X. Hammes
Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad, Jeffrey Mankoff
With the Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, It’s a New Era in the Caucasus, Jeffrey Mankoff
Iran’s Strategic Crossroads: Options Beyond the Axis?, Mahsa Rouhi
What Would a Military Strike on Iran Mean for the Middle East?, Mahsa Rouhi, Aziz Afghanistan, and Saeid Jafari
The German Defense-Industrial Zeitenwende: Implications for Transatlantic Security, Brett Swaney
Russia's Feisty Neighborhood, Brian Whitmore and Jeffrey Mankoff
Dr. Clint Work on Korea 24 Radio Show, Clint Work
The South Korea-US Alliance Is Due for an Overhaul, Clint Work
The Variables of OPCON: The ‘Control Rod’ Logic in Today’s ROK-US Alliance, Clint Work
The Variables of OPCON: The History of the ‘Control Rod’ Logic, Clint Work
What Would OPCON Transfer Mean for the UN Command in Korea?, Clint Work
How the U.S. and China Use Deterrence to Preserve Peace, Joel Wuthnow and Oriana Skylar Mastro
China’s Military Ambitions: Inside the PLA with Joel Wuthnow & Phillip Saunders, Steve Yates, Joel Wuthnow, and Phillip C. Saunders
Submissions from 2024
Confronting Irregular Warfare in the South China Sea: Lessons Learned from Vietnam, Kim Cragin
The Elusive Promise of “Over-the-Horizon” Counterterrorism, Kim Cragin
Unpacking China’s PLA Restructuring: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Wuthnow, Bonny Lin and Joel Wuthnow
Prisoner of the Caucasus?, Jeffrey Mankoff
CONCESSIONS TO THE LIMITED POWERS: Considerations of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons, Asymmetrical Capability, and Extended Deterrence, Bob Williams and James Giordano
China’s Forever War: What If a Taiwan Invasion Fails?, Joel Wuthnow
Submissions from 2023
Agile and Adaptable: U.S. and NATO Approaches to Russia's Short-Term Military Potential, Lisa Aronsson, John R. Deni, and Hanna Notte
PRISM Vol. 10, No. 3, Center for Complex Operations
China's Indo-Pacific Folly, Andrew Taffer and David Wallsh
Why Xi Jinping Doesn't Trust His Own Military, Joel Wuthnow
Books from 2022
Controlling Chemical Weapons in the New International Order, John P. Caves , Jr. and W. Seth Carus
PRISM-19, Center for Complex Operations
Rightsizing Chinese Military Lessons from Ukraine, Joel Wuthnow
Books from 2021
PRISM Vol. 9, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
Baltics Left of Bang: The Southern Shore, Marcel Hadeed, Mariusz Kaminski, Monika Sus, Brett Swaney, and Amelie Theussen
A Weapon of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century, Al Mauroni, Zak Kallenborn, Seth Carus, and Ron Fizer
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Brendan Melley
Cyber Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Shane Smith
Winning the Fight Taiwan Cannot Afford to Lose, Drew Thompson
PLA Overseas Operations in 2035: Inching Toward a Global Combat Capability, Joel Wuthnow, Phillip C. Saunders, and Ian Burns McCaslin
Books from 2020
Baltics Left of Bang: Comprehensive Defense in the Baltic States, Dalia Bankauskaite, Janis Berzins, Deividas Slekys, Tony Lawrence, Brett Swaney, and T.X. Hammes
PRISM Vol. 9, No. 1, Center for Complex Operations
The European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation: Implications for Transatlantic Security, Jonathan Dunn
Social Media Weaponization: The Biohazard of Russian Disinformation Campaigns, Sarah Jacobs Gamberini
Beyond Borders: PLA Command and Control of Overseas Operations, Dr. Phillip C. Saunders
Baltics Left of Bang: Nordic Total Defense and Implications for the Baltic Sea Region, Håkon Lunde Saxi Ph.D., Bengt Sundelius, and Brett Swaney
The PLA Beyond Asia: China’s Growing Military Presence in the Red Sea Region, Dr. Joel Wuthnow
China’s Inopportune Pandemic Assertiveness, Joel Wuthnow
Books from 2019
Fentanyl as a Chemical Weapon, John P. Caves , Jr.
Baltics Left of Bang: The Role of NATO with Partners in Denial-Based Deterrence, Robert M. Klein, Stefan Lundqvist, Ed Sumangil USAF, and Ulrica Pettersson Ph.D.
The Enduring Relevance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, James J. Przystup
Books from 2018
PRISM Vol. 7, No. 4, Center for Complex Operations
Books from 2017
PRISM Vol. 7, No. 1, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 7, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
The Proliferation Security Initiative in 2017: U.S. Interagency Perspectives, Joanna M. Gabryszewski
Books from 2016
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Challenges for the New Administration, John P. Caves , Jr.
PRISM Vol. 5, No. 4, Center for Complex Operations
Will Technological Convergence Reverse Globalization?, T.X. Hammes
Korean Unification and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, David F. Helvey
Reflections on U.S.-Cuba Military-to-Military Contacts, Hal Klepak
Cross-Functional Teams in Defense Reform: Help or Hindrance?, Christopher J. Lamb
National Security Reform and the 2016 Election, Christopher J. Lamb and Joseph Bond
Supporting Democracy in Erdoǧan’s Turkey: The Role of Think Tanks, Richard H.M. Outzen and Ryan Schwing
Posing Problems Without an Alliance: China-Iran Relations after the Nuclear Deal, Joel Wuthnow
Books from 2015
PRISM Vol. 5, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
Books from 2014
PRISM Syria Supplemental, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 4, No. 4, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 5, No. 1, Center for Complex Operations
The Defense Acquisition Trilemma: The Case of Brazil, Patrice Franko
The Rising Terrorist Threat in Tanzania: Domestic Islamist Militancy and Regional Threats, Andre LeSage
Strategy and Force Planning in a Time of Austerity, Michael J. Meese
The Flawed Strategic Debate on Syria, Richard H.M. Outzen
Targeted Killing of Terrorists, Nicholas Rostow
Books from 2013
PRISM Vol. 4, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 4, No. 3, Center for Complex Operations
Russia Still Matters: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration, John W. Parker and Michael Kofman
Transitional Justice for Syria, Nicholas Rostow
The Rebalance to Asia: U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security, Phillip C. Saunders
Next Steps in Syria, Judith S. Yaphe
Books from 2012
Building Future Transatlantic Interoperability Around a Robust NATO Response Force, Charles Barry
Widening Gaps in U.S. and European Defense Capabilities and Cooperation, Charles Barry and Hans Binnendijk
Proliferation Risks of Civilian Nuclear Power Programs, Paul I. Bernstein and Nima Gerami
NATO Reassurance and Nuclear Reductions: Creating the Conditions, Hans Binnendijk and Catherine McArdle Kelleher
Post-Asad Syria: Opportunity or Quagmire?, Patrick Clawson
PRISM Vol. 3, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 3, No. 3, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 3, No. 4, Center for Complex Operations
PRISM Vol. 4, No. 1, Center for Complex Operations
Trust, Engagement, and Technology Transfer: Underpinnings for U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation, E. Richard Downes
Raising Our Sights: Russian-American Strategic Restraint in an Age of Vulnerability, David C. Gompert and Michael Kofman
Sino-American Strategic Restraint in an Age of Vulnerability, David C. Gompert and Phillip C. Saunders
Star Wars Rebooted: Global Missile Defense in 2017, Bruno Gruselle
NATO and the ICC: Time for Cooperation?, Ulf Haeussler
Grand Strategy and International Law, Nicholas Rostow
Protecting NATO’s Advantage in Space, Gregory Schulte
Modeling the Combined Terrorist-Narcotics Trafficker Threat to National Security, Alexander Woodcock and Samuel Musa