Cold War

Great Power Failure in the ‘Hot Wars’ of the Cold War: A Strategic Theory Analysis

SWJED — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:35:23 +0000

Great Power Failure in the ‘Hot Wars’ of the Cold War: A Strategic Theory Analysis SWJED Wed, 03/06/2019 - 12:35am

This uses different theories to analyze why great powers were unsuccessful in the ‘hot wars’ of the Cold War, using the Soviet-Afghan War and Vietnam War as primary case studies. In both instances, the great powers were unable to overcome the paradoxes of asymmetric warfare.

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Nuclear Stability-Cyber Instability: A New Look at an Old Cold War Theory

SWJED — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:08:16 +0000

Nuclear Stability-Cyber Instability: A New Look at an Old Cold War Theory SWJED Wed, 08/29/2018 - 12:08am

As security competition looms within the re-emerging 4+1 threat environment (China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran plus the constant challenge of transnational threats), those once-archaic concepts of ‘great power war’ and ‘nuclear deterrence’ are worth revisiting.

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The Iranian View of Stage Two of the Arab Spring

Peter J. Munson — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:30:00 +0000

The Iranian View of Stage Two of the Arab Spring Peter J. Munson Wed, 10/03/2012 - 6:30am

As some try to connect the dots of recent events, is there an Iranian role in what appears to be Stage 2 of the Arab Spring?

The Guatemalan Prelude

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:31:26 +0000

The Guatemalan Prelude Peter J. Munson Mon, 08/06/2012 - 12:31am

The CIA’s Small War that Killed the Monroe Doctrine and Marked a New Era of American Diplomacy

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