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"The Geography of the Peace" by Nicholas John Spykman

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"The Struggle for the World" by James Burnham

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"The New World Problems in Political Geography" By Isaiah Bowman

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"Some Principals of Maritime Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"England in the Seven Years War: A Study in Combined Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"The Spectre of Navalism" by Julian Corbett

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"The League of Nations and the Freedom of the Seas" by Julian Corbett

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"America: Too Young to Die" by Alexander P.De Seversky

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"The Balance of Tomorrow: Power and Foreign Policy in the United States" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Communist Strategy of Protracted Conflict" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Maps, Strategy and World Politics" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Principles of Human Geography" by Paul Vidal de la Bache

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Classical Authors Supporting Autocracy

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"China's Closing Window: Strategic Compression and the Risk of Crisis." by Ryan Agee

Real Clear Defense, October 8, 2025

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"Patterns of influence : strategic culture case studies and conclusions" by Matthew R. Slater, ed.

Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Press, 2020. Includes China, Afghanistan, Brazil, and Kosovo

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"Competition With China: China's Strategic Perceptions" Brendan Mulvaney, presenter. Maxwell AFB

AL: China Aerospace Studies Institute, 2022

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"Engagement between peace and war : how military institutions adapt"

Kingston, ON and Carlisle, PA: Queens University, Centre for International and Defence Policy and U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 2017

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"Doctrine, strategy and military culture : military-strategic doctrine development in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, 1987-2007" by Aaron P. Jackson

Ottawa: Dept. of National Defence, 2013

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"The Freedom of the Seas: Why It Matters" by Geoffrey Till

London: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2011

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"China as a Military Power 1700-2050" by Jeremy Black

London: Foreign & Commwealth Office, 2013

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"Comrades and Strangers: An outsider’s perspective on China-DPRK relations in a dynamic environment" by Michael Harrold

London: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2012

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"Commander of Strategic Command RUSI Conference Speech" by General Sir Patrick Sanders

2021

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"Episode 20: The Primacy of Culture and Leadership in Strategic Success, with Khoi Tu" by Paul O'Neill and Beatrice Heuser

RUSI Podcast, July 16, 2025

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"Episode 9: Colin S Gray, Strategic Culture, and What is Good Enough" by Beatrice Heuser and Paul O'Neill

RUSI Podcast, September 6, 2022

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"Joint Declaration on a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia" Australia

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2018

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"Australia's Strategic Culture and Asia's Changing Regional Order" by Nick Bisley

Seattle: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2016

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"Australia's Strategic Culture and Evolving Threats in the Indo-Pacific." by Vaibhav Pramod Karajgikar

Bristol, UK: E-International Relations, 2025

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"The European Strategic Compass."

Paris: European Institute for International Relations, 2022

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"Deconstructing Russia's Bricolage Tactics: Strategic Insights for Defeating the Kremlin" by Ondrej Ditrych

Paris: European Union Institute for Security Studies, 2024

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"Securing the Heavens: How Can Space Support the EU's Strategic Compass" by Daniel Fiott

Paris: European Union Institute for Security Studies, 2021

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"Understanding China's Strategic Culture: A Clash of Realpolitik and Cultural Moralism" by Jonghyuk Lee

Nanyang Technological University, RSIS Institute, Commentary, 2023

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"Reflections on Indian Strategic Culture" by Rajesh Basrur

Nanyang Technological University, RSIS Institute, Commentary, 2022

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"The Axis of Upheaval: China's Limits in an Anti-Western Bloc" by Yang Zi

Nanyang Technology University, IDSS Paper, 2025

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"Moscow's African Relations: Unveiling Russia's Strategy in Africa and Its Impact on Global Politics." by Nicholas Idris Erameh and Seun Bamidele

Security & Defence Quarterly, 51 (3)(2025): 112-129

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