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Putting Armageddon on Autopilot: How Artificial Intelligence Could Make Nuclear Threats More Effective
Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons. Arms control agreements painstakingly built over decades have collapsed. Geopolitical competition is inten...
Aug 11, 2026 · StaffThe White House Is Right on AI. Now Let Defenders Use It.
The White House has the right instinct on AI. Its June 5 National Security Presidential Memorandum commits the government to putting the most capable ...
Aug 11, 2026 · StaffTeodoro’s visit to Darwin and Australia-Philippine defence ties – Views from ASPI analysts
On 6 to 7 August 2026, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro visited Darwin on the tail end of Exercise Pitch Black 2026, where he ...
Aug 11, 2026 · Staff
Russia can’t fight Ukraine without North Korea’s help: Zelensky
Kyiv’s long-range strikes on oil refineries in the heart of Russia prompted Moscow to increasingly rely on North Korean military support, including th...
Aug 11, 2026 · StaffTowards a framework for implementing Australian deterrence
Australia’s strategic thinking, increasingly focused on deterrence, has yet to distinguish the conditions that make deterrence effective from the fram...
Aug 11, 2026 · StaffPutin’s Political Longevity – A Framework of Considerations
Historic economic and social conditions point to a change of leadership in Russia, but a triggering event is still on the horizon for Putin.
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffWhen AI agents take unexpected actions
Learn how AI agents can take unexpected actions, understand the risks of goal misalignment, and apply practical safeguards for safer AI adoption.
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffBookshelf: How Xi Jinping broke the China dream
When China’s supreme leader Deng Xiaoping in December 1978 announced the ‘reform and opening’ of China’s economy, many expected that this would be acc...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffNational Capital District governance needs a review of local representation
The National Capital District (NCD) is Papua New Guinea’s political, administrative and economic centre. As Port Moresby continues to expand, the effe...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffIs Ukraine Drifting Towards Groupthink on European Integration?
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks mem...
Aug 10, 2026 · Staff
Space Launch Delta 45 partners with Florida National Guard to strengthen hazmat response
The multiday training strengthened interagency coordination, refined joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive respo...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffThe War Room newsletter: Do generals make good politicians?
Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, examines why so few of the country’s former generals succeed in politics
Aug 10, 2026 · Staff