Books from 2026
Decision-Based Artificial Intelligence and the Strategic Reordering of Military Power, Elise Annett
Neuromodulating Mammals for Military Operations: Ethical Responsibility and Governance in Security Domains, Elise Annett and James Giordano
Fortifying Technologic Innovation in National Defense: Strategic Security Imperatives for Research and Acquisition, Diane DiEuliis and James Giordano
Cognitive Warfare 2026: NATO’s Chief Scientist Report as Sentinel Call for Operational Readiness, James Giordano
Laser-focusing Defense Capabilities, James Giordano
Quantum Technologies, Part Two: Recognizing Risks and Threats to National Security and Defense, James Giordano
The Recent Rash of Biotechnology Risks: A Call to Fortify Force Capability, James Giordano
The Arctic is a Strategic Distraction, T.X. Hammes
Understanding Space Frontier Areas: Strategy in Cislunar Space and Beyond, Todd W. Pennington
Xi’s military purges will make him wary of invading Taiwan, Phillip C. Saunders
Beyond the Peninsula: What OPCON Transfer Means for the Indo-Pacific, Clint Work
Books from 2025
Artificial Intelligence: A Double-Edged Sword in Support and Subversion of the Biological Weapons Convention; Part One: Framing the Issues, Elise Annett, Diane DiEuliis, and James Giordano
Autonomous Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict: Toward a Model of Strategic Integration, Ethical Authority, and Operational Constraint, Elise Annett and James Giordano
The Agentic Database and Military Command: A Perspective on Autonomous C2 Systems, Elise Annett and James Giordano
The “Ins” and “Outs” of Cognitive Warfare: What’s the Next Move?, Elise Annett and James Giordano
The Logos and Limits of Artificial Cognition: The Exemplar of Military Use, Elise Annett and James Giordano
Major Concerns About Microelectronics, Elise Annett, Steven Hanson, and James Giordano
The Orb’s Eye: Seeing the National Security Implications of Iris Based ‘Proof of Humanity’, Elise Annett, James M. Keagle, 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
Artificial Intelligence: A Double-Edged Sword in Support and Subversion of the Biological Weapons Convention; Part Two: Implications and Recommendations, Diane DiEuliis, Elise Annett, and James Giordano
Brain Scanning: Assessing Emigration of U.S. Scientific Talent to Surveille Strategic Implications for China’s Dual-Use Technological Capabilities, Diane DiEuliis 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
Beyond Mechanistic Control: Causal Decision Processing in Neuromorphic Military Artificial Intelligence, James Giordano
Beyond Mechanistic Control: Causal Decision Processing in Neuromorphic Military Artificial Intelligence, James Giordano
Biotechnologies and the Treaty Gap: Why Biological Weapons Governance Is Falling Behind; and Some Thoughts on How to Fix It, James Giordano
Biotechnology in the FY 2026 NDAA: Strategic Implications — and Recommendations — for Joint Force Readiness, James Giordano
Bold New Bioweapons: Part 1 — The Burdens of Detection and Attribution, James Giordano
Bold New Bioweapons: Part 2 — Bold Bolstering of Deterrence and Defense, James Giordano
Convergent Critical Technologies Part 1: The Integrative Transformation of Warfighting, James Giordano
Critical Technology Areas Part 2: Implications and Recommendations for the Warfighter and Warfighting, James Giordano
Moving at WARP Speed Toward Developing the Cyborg Soldier, James Giordano and Diane DiEuliis
Tiny Particles, Big Stakes: The Strategic Implications of Micro‑ and Nanoplastics, James Giordano and Ashok Vaseashta
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
China’s Military Diplomacy in Africa, Matt Kuhlman, Raina Nelson, and Dr. Phillip C. Saunders
Strategic Assessment 2025: Evolving Great Power Competition at Mid-Decade, Thomas F. Lynch III, Richard Andres, Natalle Cawston-Gibson, William T. Eliason, Douglas Farah, Liana Fix, T.X. Hammes, Benjamin Harris, John Hickman, Jeffrey Mankoff, Jeremy T. Mathis, Dawn C. Murphy, Marianne Richardson, Phillip C. Saunders, and Joel Wuthnow
Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad, Jeffrey Mankoff
With the Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, It’s a New Era in the Caucasus, Jeffrey Mankoff
Visualizing China’s Military Diplomacy, Raina Nelson, Matt Kuhlman, and Phillip C. Saunders
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
Prospects for U.S.-Japan Cyber Cooperation: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Joint Operations Perspectives, Keisuke Mizuhiro
Rightsizing Chinese Military Lessons from Ukraine, Joel Wuthnow
Books from 2021
PRISM Vol. 9, No. 2, Center for Complex Operations
Taking Stock of the National Stockpile: Modernizing for a Dynamic Response, Diane DiEuliis and Patrick Terrell
Want to Grow the Economy? Try Fermenting It Instead, Peter Emanuel, Brian Feeney, and Diane DiEuliis
Baltics Left of Bang: The Southern Shore, Marcel Hadeed, Mariusz Kaminski, Monika Sus, Brett Swaney, and Amelie Theussen
Intellectual Overmatch Is Impossible If We Teach Only Half the Team: A Call for Professional Civilian Education, Laura J. Junor Pulzone and Justin Lynch
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
Alliance in Evolution: The Biden-Suga Summit, James J. Przystup
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
Beyond 1918: Bringing Pandemic Response into the Present, and Future, Diane DiEuliis, Peter Emanuel, Alexander Titus, and James Giordano
Ready or Not: Regaining Military Readiness during COVID19, Diane DiEuliis and Laura J. Junor
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
Strategic Assessment 2020: Into a New Era of Great Power Competition, Thomas F. Lynch III, Hassan Abbas, Zachary M. Abuza, Justin Anderson, Richard Andres, David Auerswald, Paul Bernstein, R. Kim Cragin, Diane DiEuliis, Gerald Epstein, Douglas Farah, T.X. Hammes, Todd C. Helmus, Frank G. Hoffman, Steven Philip Kramer, Irene Kyriakopoulos, Bryce Loidolt, Amanda Moodie, Mariya Omelicheva, James Przystup, Phillip C. Saunders, Shannon Smith, and Caitlyn Yates
Qassem Soleimani: Moscow's Syria Decision – Myth and Reality, John W. Parker
China – Next Steps, James J. Przystup
Today the Spratlys and Paracels, Tomorrow…, James J. Przystup
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 Gilet Jaune Crisis, Steven Philip Kramer
Europe's Responses to the Migration Crisis: Implications for European Integration, Irene Kyriakopoulos
Moscow Advances Ties to Iran's Regional Rivals, John W. Parker
Putin Heads For Riyadh, John W. Parker