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Weaponising the Supply Chain: Yemen's Blockade and the Contradictions of Maritime Logistics Capital

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract This paper examines the 2023–2025 naval blockade imposed by Yemen in the Red Sea. It argues that the blockade's success in disrupting global trade stemmed from the potent confluence of asymmetric military tactics and the structural vulnerabilities inherent within global maritime logistics capitalism.
Ashok Kumar
wiley   +1 more source

Liberal Institutionalism in Crisis: Reassessing the Iran‐West Nuclear Standoff Amid the 2025 Israel–Iran War

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 35, Issue 1, Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT The Israel‐Iran war of 2025 has changed the geopolitical face of the Middle East, not only bringing up the issue of nuclear proliferation, but also putting international diplomacy to the test. This essay assesses the performance of liberal institutionalism based on the latest conflict, paying special attention to the Joint Comprehensive Plan ...
Hafeez Ullah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Composite Materials Throughout the Military Sector: A Review

open access: yesAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Composite materials have attracted considerable attention in the defense industry owing to their distinctive properties and wide‐ranging applications. This systematic review examines the current research landscape and recent advancements in the application of composite materials for defense purposes.
Mikru Birhan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence: Technology, Security and Culture.

open access: yesObrana a Strategie, 2011
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Vendula Vespalcová
doaj  

The communication of volcano information in New Zealand – a narrative review

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 591-608, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Communication of volcano information is critical for effective volcanic risk management. A variety of information is communicated to inform decisions and guide actions for planning, preparedness, and response. Such information needs to be reliable, and fit‐for‐purpose across different stages of volcanic activity (quiescence, unrest, short or ...
Manomita Das   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embedding Ballistic Missile Defence into the New Strategic Concept of NATO

open access: yes, 2014
나토가 오바마 행정부의 ‘유럽 단계적 적응 접근법 (European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA))’을 적용키로 한 것은 최근 들어 나토의 가장 중요한 전략적 선택 중 하나이다. ‘유럽 단계적 적응 접근법’은 동유럽을 넘어 전유럽적 차원에서 향상된 미사일 방어체계를 채택한다는 의미이다. 동 체계에 대한 나토의 선택은 내부적으로, 또한 동시에 러시아로부터 비상한 주목을 받았다. 이 체계의 중요성은 2005년 나토가 기채택했던 ‘
K. Chun, Eugene Lee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Third or “Second and a Half”? Continuity, Path Dependence, and the Third Nuclear Age

open access: yesGlobal Policy, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 934-944, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The world has entered a new nuclear age. Scholars have characterized this “third nuclear age” as one of renewed competition among nuclear‐armed great powers and the coming maturation of new technologies. I trace the origins of the new nuclear age. Focusing primarily on US strategies with two case studies on conventional strike capabilities and
Jan Ludvik
wiley   +1 more source

Micro-doppler classification of ballistic threats using krawtchouk moments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The challenge of ballistic missiles classification is getting greater importance in last years. In fact, since the antimissile defence systems have generally a limited number of interceptors, it is important to distinguish between warheads and confusing ...
Clemente, Carmine   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Ballistic Performance of Multilayer Polymer Fiber Composite Plates

open access: yesPolymers for Advanced Technologies, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Kevlar is one of the most used polymers for ballistic applications, but is expensive and not widely available on the Brazilian market. However, no studies were found involving the use of low‐cost polymeric tapes to manufacture composites for ballistic use.
F. Pizzatto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons Behind the Change of American Ballistic Missile Defense Architecture in Europe

open access: yesObrana a Strategie, 2010
The article analyses the change of the architecture of American ballistic missile system in Europe by Barrack Obama in September 2009. The author argues that this change was partially, but not solely, motivated by the effort to appease the Russian ...
Radovan EUGEL
doaj  

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