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Cognitive Deterrence: How Taiwan Is Learning to Govern Resistance
Taiwan is redefining deterrence by denying legitimacy and inevitability rather than threatening force. Cognitive deterrence offers a governance-based…
13 hrs ago
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Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging
February 13 – February 19, 2026
Feb 20
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Erika Lafrennie
Beyond COIN: Governance Warfare and the Changing Character of Irregular Conflict
Why today’s decisive contests are increasingly fought through institutions, not campaigns
Feb 17
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Erika Lafrennie
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Field Observation: Rectification as Readiness
What to watch inside the PLA after overt recruitment signaling
Feb 14
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Erika Lafrennie
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China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging
February 6 – February 12, 2026
Feb 13
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Erika Lafrennie
Offsetting Without Oversight: The Wrong War with China
Why the Pentagon’s China Fixation Still Misses the War Beijing Is Already Winning
Feb 10
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Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging
January 30 – February 5, 2026
Feb 6
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Erika Lafrennie
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Beyond Deterrence: How China Turned Taiwan Into a Governance Testbed
Why Taiwan Reveals the Limits of Deterrence and the Reality of Governance Competition
Feb 3
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Erika Lafrennie
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January 2026
China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging
January 23 – January 29, 2026
Jan 30
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Erika Lafrennie
2
Field Observation: Succession Without Peers
What the removal of peer authority inside the PLA signals for succession
Jan 28
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Erika Lafrennie
Ancient Doctrine, Digital Tools: China’s Enduring Model for Irregular Governance
How Imperial Statecraft Shapes Beijing’s Modern Approach to Control, Absorption, and Power
Jan 27
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Erika Lafrennie
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China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging
January 16 – January 22, 2026
Jan 23
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Erika Lafrennie
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