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Defense thinking for a new era.

The Defense Analyses and Research Corporation

We live in an era where the most fundamental assumptions of warfare and foreign affairs that have defined the recent decades of US statecraft are rapidly and obviously disintegrating.

But strategy remains shackled by a narrow, insular universe of DC "think tank intellectuals," resistant to change, captured by incumbent interests, and jealous of their status. This ecosystem undermines American power and must be replaced.

DARC is a new kind of defense think tank, dedicated to fostering courageous, iconoclastic work that will guide America in the new world being born.

The DARC Fellowship — Summer 2026

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Recent Work
2026.01.16

In the Field

We need a new generation of defense researchers fit for the moment.

By Katsuragi
2026.01.05

Cuba as a Territory of the United States

Reviewing the geostrategic case for territorialization.

By Aurelian
2025.12.10

The MAHA Pentagon

Bringing the movement to the Department of War.

By Spencer Macdonald
2025.11.21

The Trump Corollary

Revitalizing the Monroe Doctrine for a new era.

By Anthony J. Constantini
2025.11.11

American Auxilia

Accelerating border security through an ancient method.

By Evan Riggs
2025.10.27

Winning Brazil

Christianity as a CCP bulwark in Latin America.

By Patrick Peyton