Security & Diplomacy |
A Conversation On Diplomacy, Public Service, and Its Future with Former Career Diplomat John Johnson
John Johnson, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Department of State, reflects on his time serving abroad representing the U.S. He provides insights and advice for those interested in pursuing a career in the civil service. Interview by Nikita Nikishin & David Baker |
Solutions to the UK's Vulnerable Integrated Air Missile Defense
Policy Recommendation by William Barclay 12/8/2025 |
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Updating Space Law for the 21st Century
The current landscape of space weaponization requires new space treaties to keep pace with a rapidly commercializing and technologically evolving environment to ensure peace in outer space. Commentary by David Baker 10/29/2025 |
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The AUKUS Deal and Australia’s Unique Role in Strengthening Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
Australia is well placed to fill a strategic void in the United States-led coalition against the PRC through the AUKUS deal. Commentary by David Baker 6/24/2025 |
Mission Statement
Analyzing the foreign policy tools of nations in peace and war
RESEARCH FOCUS: THE FUTURE OF CONFLICT
With the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, Europe is experiencing its largest ground war since the Second World War. The conflict has seen the application of new technologies and tactics that underscore the ever-changing nature of war, and which hold immense implications for current and future conflicts elsewhere.
Below the threshold of kinetic warfare, tensions between the world's great powers in the Indo-Pacific and beyond reveal the diversity of strategy available to nations seeking to advance their security interests. From cyber attacks to grey-zone tactics which skirt the boundaries of actionable hostility, nations face a variety of novel challenges in the pursuit of security.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Security and Diplomacy group will explore these themes and others in our research. We aim to understand these new trends in technology, tactics, and strategy, and to gain insight into the future of conflict.
With the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, Europe is experiencing its largest ground war since the Second World War. The conflict has seen the application of new technologies and tactics that underscore the ever-changing nature of war, and which hold immense implications for current and future conflicts elsewhere.
Below the threshold of kinetic warfare, tensions between the world's great powers in the Indo-Pacific and beyond reveal the diversity of strategy available to nations seeking to advance their security interests. From cyber attacks to grey-zone tactics which skirt the boundaries of actionable hostility, nations face a variety of novel challenges in the pursuit of security.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Security and Diplomacy group will explore these themes and others in our research. We aim to understand these new trends in technology, tactics, and strategy, and to gain insight into the future of conflict.