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Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

April 2, 2025 by Maria Robson-Morrow

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  • Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.
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    Will Egypt Be the Next Syria?

    March 2025 by Shady ElGhazaly Harb
  • A military patrol passes by a street exhibition of military posters named 'Together to Victory' dedicated to Russian army in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
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    Quo Vadis, Russian Deterrence? Strategic Culture and Coercion Innovations

    Winter 2024/25 by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky
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    The Autonomous Arsenal in Defense of Taiwan: Technology, Law, and Policy of the Replicator Initiative

    Feb. 3, 2025 by Eric Rosenbach, Ethan Lee and Bethany Russell
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Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

April 2, 2025 by Maria Robson-Morrow
Event Summary

Will Egypt Be the Next Syria?

March 2025 by Shady ElGhazaly Harb
Article
from Journal of Democracy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.
(Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Quo Vadis, Russian Deterrence? Strategic Culture and Coercion Innovations

Winter 2024/25 by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky
Article
from International Security
A military patrol passes by a street exhibition of military posters named 'Together to Victory' dedicated to Russian army in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

The Autonomous Arsenal in Defense of Taiwan: Technology, Law, and Policy of the Replicator Initiative

Feb. 3, 2025 by Eric Rosenbach, Ethan Lee and Bethany Russell
Reports & Papers
from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
An AI generated image of a drone ship sailing on stormy seas with flying drones and explosions in the sky.
Midjourney

Navigating China’s Opportunistic Approach to Overseas Naval Base Acquisition

November 2023 by Maxwell Simon and Jayaram Ravi
Reports & Papers
from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), front, and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), rear, conduct joint operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD-108) in the South China Sea
U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Lucas Herzog

Ukraine’s Defense: A Whole-of-Society Effort Demanding Additional Support

Oct. 13, 2023 by Jake Steckler
Article
from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle as they drive on a road between Izium and Lyman in Ukraine, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022.
AP Photo/Francisco Seco

Bargaining with the Military: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control

Summer 2023 by Andrew Payne
Article
from International Security
President George W. Bush thanks U.S. troops in Al Asad, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. He stands at a podium in front of rows of troops in uniform.
Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen/U.S. Air Force

Ukraine-NATO Primer: Membership Options Following the 2023 Annual Summit

Jul. 14, 2023 by Eric Rosenbach, Grace Jones and Olivia Leiwant
Reports & Papers
from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address a media conference during a NATO summit
AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis
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