The Republic is a journal published by The Palantir Foundation, featuring commentary and essays on technology, national security policy, and international affairs.

Summer 2025

  • Continuity of the Economy

    Deterring a massive cyberstrike begins with preparing to survive it.

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    Unlike the Cold War-era’s government dominance of the national security industrial and innovation base, today the private sector fuels American prowess. The United States boasts the world’s strongest military because it is the world’s strongest economy. The cybersecurity domain is…

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    Continuity of the Economy

  • The Curse of the AI Ouroboros

    AI is slowly becoming inbred, and we need a way to deal with it.

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    The ancient Greeks used the term “ouroboros” to symbolize the three fundamental phases in the cycle of life: life, death, and renewal. The cycle was visually represented as a serpent swallowing its own tail.1 As the use of generative artificial…

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    The Curse of the AI Ouroboros

  • Rules By Rulebreakers

    Participating in cyber norm discussions allows Russia to project influence, assert its status as a global power, and shape international discourse on state sovereignty in cyberspace.

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    In an unprecedented decision, the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election following allegations that Russia had orchestrated a coordinated cyber campaign in support of the victorious pro-Moscow far-right candidate.1 As the Internet freedom…

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    Rules By Rulebreakers

  • Countering Russian Space Nukes

    A “Day 1” Strategy for Russia’s Space Nukes.

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    From global communications systems to financial transactions to precision-guided munitions, the prosperity and safety of the modern world relies on the day-to-day operations of satellites. For that reason, Ohio Congressman Mike Turner’s disclosure in February 2024 of Russian intentions to…

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    Countering Russian Space Nukes

  • Fabricated Futures: The AI Disinformation Threat

    As Authoritarian Regimes Leverage LLMs For Power, The West Should Answer With Its Values of Transparency.

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    For most in the West, the recent ascendancy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been understood in terms of the large language models (LLMs) and the enormous benefits they bring in saved time and the ease of written communication. And while…

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    Fabricated Futures: The AI Disinformation Threat

  • A Frontier Vanished

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    Beyond the horizon of industry lies a frontier of invention — but frontiers have a way of disappearing. In Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation, former hedge fund analyst Byrne Hobart and frontier tech investor Tobias Huber argue the…

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    A Frontier Vanished

  • Lost Empires, Living Grudges

    Western strategists must understand the historical roots of resentment in China and the Islamic world in order to overcome it.

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    While Russia’s war in Ukraine has dominated much of official Washington’s focus these last three years, America’s other two principal adversaries – China and Iran – are working to definitively upset the teetering world order that America made. And as…

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    Lost Empires, Living Grudges

  • The Silent Service Is Too Silent

    America and its allies experienced increased nuclear coercion from adversaries in 2024. Increasing the visibility — but not the detectability — of America’s ballistic missile submarines can strengthen deterrence in 2025.

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    American strategic deterrence demands a new strategy, effective immediately. The United States and its allies experienced nuclear coercion from adversaries throughout 2024. In March, Russia deployed tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, taunting border-sharing NATO allies like Poland and Lithuania.1 September…

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    The Silent Service Is Too Silent

  • “Per Ardua Ad Astra”: The UK’s Orbital Imperative

    As Britain seeks to revive its defense capabilities in a more contested world, it must focus on developing true independence within the space ISR domain — the new frontier of military and economic security.

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    In July 2024, the United Kingdom government commissioned a Strategic Defence Review, charting a path for an overhaul of British military capabilities.1 This has provided a unique opportunity for policymakers to rethink the UK’s approach to national security.2 Consensus is…

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    “Per Ardua Ad Astra”: The UK’s Orbital Imperative

  • The Security Lens

    To promote national security, the European Union must reform its approach to digital privacy.

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    “Protecting Europe is Europe’s duty. I believe now is therefore the time to build a true European Defense Union. Yes, I know there are some who are perhaps uncomfortable with the idea. But what we should be uncomfortable about are…

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    The Security Lens