Marta Kepe

Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

The authors examine areas of convergence and divergence in the Belarus-Russia relationship, particularly regarding foreign and domestic policies, mili...

Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone

Response Options for Coercive Aggression Below the Threshold of Major War

The United States is entering a period of intensifying strategic competition with several rivals, most notably Russia and China. U.S. officials expect...

Vanishing Trade Space

Assessing the Prospects for Great Power Cooperation in an Era of Competition--A Project Overview

To what extent can the United States still cooperate with China and Russia even in this era of strategic competition? This report, the first of a four...

Countering Russia

The Role of Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition

The authors of this report assess the role of U.S. Army special operations forces (ARSOF) in great-power competition, focusing on the types of activit...

Civilian-Based Resistance in the Baltic States

Historical Precedents and Current Capabilities

In the event of an occupation of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania, a conventional military intervention by allies--including the North Atlantic Treaty Or...

Great-Power Competition and Conflict in Africa

This report explores the potential for competition and conflict among the United States, China, and Russia in Africa; where and why competition might ...

Assessing the Prospects for Great Power Cooperation in the Global Commons

If there is a set of issues where great power cooperation could be most likely, it should be in the global commons. Global commons issues are-by defin...

Great-Power Competition and Conflict in the 21st Century Outside the Indo-Pacific and Europe

This report explores where the United States, China, and Russia may be competing for influence in secondary theaters; where and why competition might ...

Resisting Russia

Insights Into Ukraine's Civilian-Based Actions During the First Four Months of the War In 2022

The authors examine civilian contributions to Ukraine's aims to regain territorial integrity and maintain political sovereignty. Ukrainian civilian re...

Rivalry in the Information Sphere

Russian Conceptions of Information Confrontation

Information confrontation, with historical roots in Russian (and Soviet) military thinking, is an important element of Russian military strategy. The ...