Cobra Gold 20: U.S. Army prepares for a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX)

Embracing (Not Bridging) the Gap: Integrating Intelligence Analysis, Social Science, and History

Intelligence Fall 2026

Intelligence analysts, social scientists, and historians produce authoritative insights that often conflict, reflecting deep epistemological differences among these professions. The predominant approach to bridging the scholar-practitioner gap emphasizes…

A Plum for a Peach? Issue Linkage, Taiwan, and China’s Policy toward North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Nonproliferation Fall 2026

Shuxian Luo

This article offers a novel explanation for the variation in China’s policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program. It argues that Beijing’s willingness to constrain Pyongyang is shaped by the perceived level of US assurance regarding Taiwan. Specifically,…

On War and Politics

Grand Strategy Fall 2026

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

The articles in this issue highlight enduring questions around how states use military force to achieve (or fail to achieve) their strategic and political objectives.

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