Special issue: Strategic Culture
Guest Editor: Jeannie Johnson
From the Editor
Articles
An Iranian Worldview: The Strategic Culture of the Islamic Republic
Ali Parchami, DPhil
The Russian Mindset and War: Between Westernizing the East and Easternizing the West
Ofer Fridman, PhD
China’s Identity through a Historical Lens
Neil Munro, PhD
The Strategic Culture of Resistance: Iranian Strategic Influence in Its Near Abroad
W. A. Rivera, PhD
Moscow’s Strategic Culture: Russian Militarism in an Era of Great Power Competition
Major Evan Kerrane, USA, PhD
“We Must Protect This Peace with Our Hands”: Strategic Culture and Japan’s Use of Force in International Disputes as Depicted in Ministry of Defense Manga Promotional Materials
Matthew Brummer, PhD; and Eitan Oren, PhD
The United Arab Emirates as a Case Study in Assessing Over-the-Horizon Nuclear Proliferation
Katie C. Finlinson
The Foundations of Pakistan’s Strategic Culture: Fears of an Irredentist India, Muslim Identity, Martial Race, and Political Realism
Mark Briskey, PhD
Structuring Cultural Analyses: Applying the Holistic Will-to-Fight Models
Ben Connable, PhD
Unrecognized Republic, Recognizable Consequences: Russian Troops in “Frozen” Transnistria
Benjamin Potter
Lord’s Resistance Army Culture Provides Opening to Prevent Attacks and Advance Humanitarian Efforts
Emilee Matheson
Deterring Russian Nuclear Threats with Low-Yield Nukes May Encourage Limited Nuclear War
Jeffrey Taylor
Review Essay
Irregular Warfare, Insurgencies, and Counterinsurgencies: Culture Matters
José de Arimatéia da Cruz, PhD/MPH
Angela Anderson