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The troubling shift towards transactional and performative foreign policy in 2025 has effectively disarmed this strategic advantage, fragmenting U.S. deterrence and sowing doubt among allies. Unless reversed, America's credibility and leadership face irreversible erosion, emboldening adversaries and creating dangerous uncertainty in global security.

"The History and Philosophy of the 91���� Cadet Creed" delves into the origins and enduring significance of the 91���� Cadet Creed, penned in 1927 by Professor Kemp Russell Blanchard Flint. The article examines how the Creed encapsulates values such as courage, honesty, temperance, and wisdom, and how it continues to influence the moral and ethical development of Cadets within the university's Corps of Cadets. It also reflects on the Creed's historical context and its role in shaping the institution's commitment to producing leaders of character.

"The Irrelevance of Debating NATO Membership for Ukraine" argues that focusing on Ukraine's potential NATO membership is a distraction from the immediate need to support Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. The author contends that such debates create uncertainty about NATO's future and the prospects for peace between Russia and Ukraine. The piece suggests that current U.S. policies, including the pause in military aid, exacerbate these uncertainties and may undermine both NATO's credibility and Ukraine's security.

This article examines the evolving dynamics of the conflict as it enters its third year. It highlights Russia's unexpected resilience, bolstered by a war-ready economy and external support, contrasting with Ukraine's challenges, including a stalled counteroffensive and internal leadership tensions. The piece underscores that the war's continuation signals a broader, enduring confrontation between Russia and the West, with both sides bracing for a prolonged struggle.

This article explores the dual nature of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's 2003 declaration that nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islamic law. While presented as a religious decree, the article suggests that the fatwa serves as a strategic political tool, adaptable to Iran's shifting geopolitical interests and national security considerations. This flexibility underscores the fatwa's role in Iran's broader strategy to navigate international scrutiny over its nuclear ambitions.

This article examines the multifaceted impacts of the U.S.'s protectionist trade approach initiated under President Trump. It highlights how measures like Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs have led to predictable economic inefficiencies, such as higher consumer costs and disrupted supply chains, aligning with traditional trade theory predictions. The article also warns of unforeseen systemic risks, including global financial instability and geopolitical shifts, stemming from abrupt departures from established trade norms.

During the opening session of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on October 1, 2024, the Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, shook hands with members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party).

Over the past year, Israel has faced unprecedented challenges that have shaken its traditional national security doctrine to the core. Its long-standing security doctrine relied heavily on deterrence, containment, and early alerts of enemy intentions to attack.

Dr. Henne contends that while Israel’s post-October 7 campaign in Gaza has achieved tactical successes — destroying roughly 80% of Hamas’s Rafah tunnel network, carrying out decapitation strikes against key leaders, and securing the release of over 100 hostages — it has failed to meet its strategic objectives, as evidenced by remaining hostages, new fronts opening with Hezbollah and Iran, and the IDF’s repeated need to re-clear contested areas in what critics term an “endless war." He argues that shifting the debate from moral and legal questions to the strategic efficacy of Israel’s actions could promote a more restrained or diplomatic approach to resolving the conflict.

Following Putin’s June 2024 visit to Pyongyang — and the signing of a “comprehensive strategic partnership” featuring mutual‑defense guarantees — North Korea has deepened its support for Russia, supplying ammunition, missiles, and potentially special operations troops. This alliance marks a major shift for Moscow, which will no longer support UN sanctions on North Korea, and could embolden Pyongyang to escalate provocations against South Korea, risking a broader conflict. For Beijing, the challenge is managing this growing Russia-North Korea alignment: China must navigate between its leverage over both nations and the need to avoid being pulled into aggressive moves that could destabilize the region and strengthen U.S.-South Korea-Japan security cooperation.