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The War Series: Focuses on possible trajectories of ongoing or possible future conflicts, including how and where actors fight.

	Playing the long game - Russia in the Mediterranean By Giangiuseppe PILI; Alessio ARMENZONI; Gary C. KESSLER; Diane M. ZORRI; Outlook No. 03-25 - February 2025
	Controlling the danger: managing the risks of AI-enabled nuclear systems By Noah GREENEOutlook No. 07-24 - November 2024
	Inequality kills: on Russian combat ineffectiveness in Ukraine and beyond By Pilster ULRICH; Olesya VINHAS DE SOUZA; Outlook No. 06-24 - October 2024
	The new NATO Force Model: ready for launch? By John R. DENIOutlook No. 04-24 - May 2024
	Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee - How Allies adapt to drones By Brian R. MILETICHOutlook No. 03-24 - May 2024
	NATO and a Taiwan contingency By James LEEOutlook No. 02-24 - April 2024
	Who controls the past controls the future - How Russia uses history for cognitive warfare By Daniel SHULTZOutlook No. 04 - December 2023
	Fifty shades of red: where does Russia draw the line? By Polina SINOVETSOutlook No. 03 - November 2023
	Ghost ship - Russia’s secret naval fleet By Jack CRAWFORD; Nick LOXTON; Giangiuseppe PILI; Outlook No. 01 - October 2023
	War changes everything: Russia after Ukraine By Jānis BĒRZIŅŠ; Mark GALEOTTI; Tracey GERMAN; Marc OZAWA; Polina SINOVETS; NDC Research Paper No. 28 - February 2023Edited by Marc Ozawa
	Defining the “Special Military Operation” By Roger MCDERMOTT; Charles K. BARTLES; Russian Studies No. 05 - September 2022
	The Problems of the Applied Theory of War By Nazrin MEHDIYEVARussian Studies No. 04 - May 2022
	War in Europe: preliminary lessons By Pierre DE DREUZY; Andrea GILLI; Marc OZAWA; LGEN Olivier RITTIMANN; Cynthia SALLOUM; Thierry TARDY; edited by Thierry Tardy NDC Research Paper No. 23 - May 2022
	Escalation and Deescalation of Crises, Armed Conflicts, and Wars By Clint REACH Russian Studies No. 03 - March 2022
	Russian “Principles of Victory in Combat” and MCDP-1 Warfighting By Clint REACH ; Anthony ATLER; Russian Studies No. 02 - February 2022
	Russia’s “total confrontation” on the Eastern flank By Marc OZAWANDC Policy Brief No. 02 - January 2022
	NATO and human security By Mary KALDORNDC Policy Brief No. 01 - January 2022
	“Burya na Kavkaze” [Storm in the Caucasus] By Rob LEERussian Studies No. 01 - January 2022
	Defining Russian Military Science By Charles K. BARTLESRussian Studies No. 03 - July 2021
	NATO 2030 – The Military Dimension By Heinrich BRAUSS; Christian MÖLLING; NDC Policy Brief No. 07 - April 2021
	Deterrence by detection: using surveillance to pre-empt opportunistic aggression By Thomas G. MAHNKEN; Grace B. KIM; NDC Policy Brief No. 01 - January 2021
	The pandemic and the military: towards total defence? By Antonio MISSIROLI; Michael RÜHLE; NDC Policy Brief No. 21 - November 2020
	NATO’s needed offensive cyber capabilities By Ion A. IFTIMIENDC Policy Brief No. 10 - May 2020
	Turkey’s military policy in Syria: implications for NATO By Can KASAPOGLUNDC Policy Brief No. 04 - February 2020
	“Topographic maps: the scientific principles of their content” and “Military topography” By Alexander J. KENTRussian Studies No. 02 - February 2020
	Russian thoughts on hybrid war and colour revolutions By Gudrun PERSSONRussian Studies No. 01 - January 2020
	Imitation, innovation, disruption: challenges to NATO's superiority in military technology By Andrea GILLI; Mauro GILLI; NDC Policy Brief No. 25 - December 2019
	Fighting “Men in Jeans” in the grey zone between peace and war By Peter BRAUNNDC Policy Brief No. 18 - August 2019
	Russia’s Military Posture in the Arctic - Managing Hard Power in a “Low Tension” Environment By Mathieu BOULÈGUENDC Research Paper No. 4 - July 2019
	The necessary adaptation of NATO’s military instrument of power By Jan BROEKSNDC Policy Brief No. 14 - June 2019
	In the Service of Russia By Gudrun PERSSONRussian Studies No. 05 - June 2019
	What NATO’s counter-terrorism strategy? By Kris QUANTENNDC Policy Brief No. 12 - May 2019
	General Gerasimov on the Vectors of the Development of Military Strategy By Dave JOHNSONRussian Studies No. 04 - March 2019
	The Great War legacy for NATO By Ian HOPENDC Policy Brief No. 4 - November 2018
	Preparation and Conduct of Military Actions in Local Wars and Armed Conflicts By Charles K. BARTLESRussian Studies No. 03 - October 2018
	Projecting stability in practice? NATO’s new training mission in Iraq By Kevin KOEHLERNDC Policy Brief No. 2 - October 2018
	Russia’s hybrid warfare in the form of its energy manoeuvers against Europe: how the EU and NATO can respond together? By Vira RATSIBORYNSKAResearch Paper No. 147 - June 2018
	Theatre operations, high commands and large-scale exercises in Soviet and Russian military practice: insights and implications By Diego A. RUIZ PALMERFellowship Monograph No. 12 - May 2018
	Russian Weapons in the Syrian Conflict By Douglas BARRIE; Howard GETHIN; Russian Studies No. 02 - May 2018
	The Russian State Armament Programme, 2018 – 2027 By Julian COOPERRussian Studies No. 01 - May 2018
	Military Exercises: Political Messaging and Strategic Impact By Jeffrey APPLEGET; Robert T. DAVIS II; Peter DOMBROWSKI; Ilay A. D. FERRIER; Ryan W. FRENCH; John GILL; Beatrice HEUSER; Tormod HEIER; Guillaume LASCONJARIAS; Jeffrey A LARSEN; Denis MERCIER; Jeffrey E. KLINE; Johan NORBERG; Spyridon PLAKOUDAS; Diego A. RUIZ PALMER; Erwin A. SCHMIDL; Olivier SCHMITT; James SHEAHAN; James W. WIRTZ; Amr YOSSEF; Christopher D. YUNG; NATO Defense College Forum Paper No. 26 - April 2018Foreword by General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Edited by Beatrice Heuser, Tormod Heier and Guillaume Lasconjarias
	New Armies for a New Era - Decrypting post-2011 Arab Military Reform Trends By Eleonora ARDEMAGNI; Umberto PROFAZIO; Research Paper No. 145 - March 2018
	Closing Sweden's Military Security Deficit: the National Debate on NATO Membership By Ian ANTHONY; Carrie WEINTRAUB; Research Paper No. 144 - March 2018
	Russian Forward Military Basing in Armenia and Moscow’s Influence in the South Caucasus By Can KASAPOGLUResearch Paper No. 143 - December 2017
	Towards a Dual Fleet? The Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation and the Modernisation of Russian Naval Capabilities By Richard CONNOLLYRussian Studies No. 02 - June 2017
	Moscow in the Donbas: Command, Control, Crime and the Minsk Peace Process By Donald N. JENSENResearch Report No. 01 - March 2017
	Insecurity in North Africa and the Mediterranean By George JOFFÉResearch Paper No. 135 - January 2017
	Hybrid or Not: Deterring and Defeating Russia's Ways of Warfare in the Baltics - the Case of Estonia By Henrik PRAKSResearch Paper No. 124 - December 2015
	Hybrid Warfare: Iranian and Russian Versions of "Little Green Men" and Contemporary Conflict By Hall GARDNERResearch Paper No. 123 - December 2015
	Rethinking Deterrence and Assurance By Paul BERNSTEINConference Report No. 04 - October 2015
	Threat Perception in Central Asia in Response to Russia-Ukraine: Kazakhstan Will Not Be Next By Zhulduz BAIZAKOVA; Roger MCDERMOTT; Research Paper No. 119 - September 2015
	Efficacy, not Efficiency: Adjusting NATO's Military Integration By Martin ZAPFEResearch Paper No. 118 - September 2015
	Russia's 2014 Military Doctrine and beyond: threat perceptions, capabilities and ambitions By Polina SINOVETS; Bettina RENZ; Research Paper No. 117 - July 2015
	Russia’s Approach to Conflict – Implications for NATO’s Deterrence and Defence By Dave JOHNSONResearch Paper No. 111 - April 2015
	Ukraine and its Neighbourhood - How to Deal with Aggressive Russia By Caterina BECKER; Heidi REISINGER; Polina SINOVETS; Brooke A. SMITH-WINDSOR; Conference Report No. 02 - March 2015
	NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force - Can the VJTF give new élan to the NATO Response Force? By Jan ABTSResearch Paper No. 109 - February 2015
	Nuclear Arms Control: Implications from the Crisis in Ukraine By Dániel BARTHA ; Anna PÉCZELI; Research Paper No. 108 - February 2015
	Player at the sidelines - NATO and the fight against ISIL By Andreas JACOBS; Jean-Loup SAMAAN; Research Paper No. 107 - December 2014
	Russia's Hybrid Warfare -Waging War below the Radar of Traditional Collective Defence By Heidi REISINGER; Aleksandr GOLTS; Research Paper No. 105 - November 2014
	The “Home Game” - Countering Violent Extremism within NATO By Jacqueline PAGEResearch Paper No. 104 - September 2014
	Assisting Host Country Militaries - Assessing Lessons from NATO, EU, and Member State Experience By Stephanie BLAIRConference Report No. - July 2014
	Send the Reserve! New Ways to Support NATO through Reserve Forces En avant la réserve ! Renforcer l’OTAN grâce aux forces de réserve By Guillaume LASCONJARIASResearch Paper No. 99 - November 2013
	The Curious Case of the Egyptian Armed Forces: What was at stake when the Egyptian Military intervened against President Morsi? By Mona EL-KOUEDIResearch Report No. - July 2013
	"Political and Military Cooperation or NATO-Russian Roulette" Proactive Management of a Difficult Relationship By Karl-Heinz KAMP; Heidi REISINGER; Conference Report No. - June 2013
	NATO's Maritime Strategy and the Libya Crisis as Seen from the Sea La stratégie maritime de l'OTAN et la crise en Libye vue de la mer By Brooke A. SMITH-WINDSORResearch Paper No. 90 - March 2013
	Who Gives the Orders in the New Russian Military? By Keir GILESResearch Paper No. 74 - March 2012
	The NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Transitioning to Afghan Control By NATO Defense College Research Report No. - September 2011
	Building a new military? The NATO Training Mission-Iraq By Florence GAUBResearch Paper No. 67 - April 2011
	What to expect of the Egyptian army? Qu’attendre de l’armée égyptienne ? By Pierre RAZOUXResearch Report No. - February 2011
	The attack on Domodedovo By Andrew MONAGHANResearch Report No. - January 2011
	Understanding the Georgia Conflict, Two Years On Reviews and Commentaries - Part 1: "The Tanks of August", edited by Ruslan Pukhov, Moscow: Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, 2009. By Keir GILESRussian Studies No. - September 2010
	Understanding the Georgia Conflict, Two Years On Reviews and Commentaries - Part 2: "Making Sense in Russia and the West" By Keir GILESRussian Studies No. - September 2010
	Complex Operations: NATO at war and on the margins of war By Edited by Christopher M. Schnaubelt Forum Paper No. 14 - July 2010
	The Moscow metro bombings and terrorism in Russia By Andrew MONAGHANResearch Paper No. 59 - June 2010
	The Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation 2010 By Keir GILESRussian Studies No. - February 2010
	Review of Larisa Kucherova's "KGB v Afghanistanye" (The KGB in Afghanistan) By Gordon BENNETT Gordon Bennett Russian Studies No. - January 2010
	The Russo-Georgian Conflict By Andrew MONAGHANResearch Report No. 15 - August 2008
	Cultural Challenges in Military Operations By Editors: Cees M. COOPS and Tibor SZVIRCSEV TRESCH Occasional Paper No. 23 - October 2007
	Deactivating War: How Societies Demobilise after Armed Conflict By Natalia SPRINGEROccasional Paper No. s - December 2006
	When Suicide Bombing Reaches the Tipping Point By Samuel GRIEROccasional Paper No. 8 - October 2005
	German Foreign Policy in Crisis? By Carlo MASALA Editorial Lionel PONSARD Research Paper No. 4 - May 2004
	La Géorgie à la croisée des intérêts russes et américains By Lionel PONSARD Editorial Jean DUFOURCQ Research Paper No. 3 - April 2004
	Influencing Russian Public Opinion in order to Improve Russian Military Reform \|\| La réglementation juridique de la solde du personnel militaire sous contrat en Russie: particularités, problèmes et perspectives \|\| Criminal Influence/Control over the Russian Military-Industrial Complex in the Context of Global Security By Igor SHARAVOV; Vladimir LEVANOV; Leonid Y. KOSALS; Editorial Lionel PONSARD Research Paper No. 1 - March 2004

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