Volume 14 Issue 2 - Summer 2020 Published May 27, 2020 Strategic Studies Quarterly, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL POLICY FORUM Victory through Space Power Everett C. Dolman Must any operational area understood to be a unique war-fighting domain have a fully autonomous service dedicated to it? Comment on Article FEATURE ARTICLE The Great Divide in US Deterrence Thought Keith B. Payne Is a belief in easy deterrence rational and sensible or simply a fatal flaw in strategic thinking? Comment on Article PERSPECTIVES Surviving the Quantum Cryptocalypse Jon R. Lindsay Will quantum computing threaten cyber security or will a more concerted effort emerge to counter it? View appendix. Comment on Article Hypersonic Technology: An Evolution in Nuclear Weapons? Lt Col Nathan B. Terry, USAF, and Paige Price Cone Are nuclear armed hypersonic weapons changing the nature of nuclear deterrence? Comment on Article Power, Profit, or Prudence? US Arms Sales since 9/11 A. Trevor Thrall, Jordan Cohen, and Caroline Dorminey Should strategic interests and economic considerations override risk assessments in the arms sales decision process? Comment on Article American Grand Strategy for an Emerging World Order Scott Lawless Should Can the United States secure its interests, maintain liberal legitimacy, and shape the emerging international order toward a stable future? Comment on Article BOOK REVIEWS Shadows on the Wall: Deterrence and Disarmament by Keith B. Payne Reviewed by Curtis McGiffin Dr.Payne presents the most cogent review of today's competing nuclear narratives, and his conclusions provide a new framework by which to devise a strategy to achieve a stabilizing deterrence effect. The Future of Strategy by Colin S. Gray Reviewed by Dr. Gregory D. Miller One of the most important strategy scholars of our time, Gray presents a more condensed version of his ideas, therefore making them more accessible to those first engaging in the study of strategy. This book also shows some of the evolution of Gray’s thinking. IN MEMORIAM Dr. Colin S. Gray We honor the memory of author, scholar, and strategist Dr. Colin S. Gray, one of the original Strategic Studies Quarterly advisers. Few scholars were ever more influential in the theory and practice of strategy, the dialogue between policy and military force, or the value of history for educating policy makers. He will be sorely missed by Air University and Strategic Studies Quarterly. Comment on Article DOWNLOAD FULL EDITION
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