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Introducing Behind The Front
A new FPRI project on the future of U.S. and allied national defense
Jul 20, 2024
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Aaron Stein
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Trump and the Special Operations Panacea
Reflections on the aftermath of the raid to capture Nicolas Maduro
Jan 14
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Tim Ball
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The Trump-Class Battleship
Spectacle wins out over combat power
Jan 8
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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Understanding Unmanned Naval Systems
In Conversation with Billy Byrne, the Director of Strategy for Defense at Saildrone
Dec 5, 2025
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Aaron Stein
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Want of Frigates
Why is it so hard for America to buy small surface combatants?
Dec 1, 2025
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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Franken-FREMM: How the Constellation Class Became a Monster
Jul 20, 2024
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The Trump-Class Battleship
Jan 8
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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The Law the Department of Defense Loves to Break
Aug 13, 2024
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Madeline Hart
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The Role of Syria in Russia's Africa Operations
Dec 6, 2024
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Collective Seapower: NATO’s New Maritime Strategy
The strategy’s vision is crisp yet expansive—credible maritime power is indispensable to collective defense.
Nov 10, 2025
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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American Missiles and Russian Dachas: Tomahawk and the Future of Stability and Deterrence in Europe
There are ample reasons for the United States to provide Ukraine with longer-range weapons.
Oct 16, 2025
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Aaron Stein
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Sam Lair
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America Looks to Finland to Save Its Icebreaker Fleet
The Arctic is fast becoming a new stage for geopolitical competition and America is underprepared.
Oct 14, 2025
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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AUKUS Still Has a Virginia Problem
Can the United States afford to give away some of its most advanced undersea assets while trying to outpace China’s military expansion?
Oct 7, 2025
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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The Return of Subic Bay
Subic Bay is back in American planning.
Sep 29, 2025
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Dr Emma Salisbury
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Continued Conversation About Collaborative Combat Aircraft
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Sep 25, 2025
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Aaron Stein
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