DASSO JOURNAL

Defense & Strategic Studies Online

Online journal of the

School of Defense and Strategic Studies

Reynolds College of Arts, Sciences and Humanities

Missouri State University

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DASSO is the online journal of MSU's Defense and Strategic Studies Program

Dr. Ford became DASSO's editor-in-chief in 2024.  The journal may be reached at [email protected].


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Volume, Number 1 (Autumn 2024)

Inside the Inaugural Issue


  • Welcome to Defense & Strategic Studies Online


  • The Ties that Bind: A Data-Driven Analysis of Oceania's Dependency on China


  • The Impact of Sea Versus Land Power in a Taiwan Conflict


  • The Weaponization of Integrity: How the West's Enemies Try to Leverage its Ethics Against It


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Volume 1, Number 2 (Winter 2025)

  • Rebutting Sino-Russian Political Discourse and Getting Rights Right


  • The Strategic Culture of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


  • Snapping Back and Looking Forward: A New Old Approach to the Iran Nuclear Crisis


  • A Republic, If You Can Keep It




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