Defense
Challenges to Eurasian Security in the Coming Decade
Confrontation
between Russia and the USA/NATO
There is no reason to believe that the worsening relations between
Russia and the West, a process that began six years...
Rising Geopolitical Tensions Boost Military Spend on Electronic Warfare Equipment
The
emergence of stealth and low observable aircraft along with Anti-Access/Area
Denial (A2/AD) systems has made integrated air defense networks very complex
and difficult to counter. Additionally,...
United States Presence in Indian Ocean: Counter Strategy For China
In 1890,
Alfred Mahan affirmed, that “whoever controls the Indian Ocean will dominate
Asia, the destiny of the world will be decided on its waters” .In...
Time to Put the Old Dog Down? Debating the Future of NATO
The North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrated its 70th anniversary and after the long passage of
time, it is almost as if the alliance has become...
Soleimani’s death opens a door to alternative security arrangements in the Gulf
The US killing of Iranian general Qassim
Soleimani has further opened the door to a potential restructuring of the
Gulf’s security architecture.
In line with an Iranian...
Experts shed light on role of ongoing trilateral naval drills on security in vital waterways
As the joint maritime maneuvers, involving the Russian, Chinese and
Iranian Navies, enter their second day in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman,
experts...
Trump’s “Space Force”: A Predictable Future of War and Chaos
On December
20, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization
Act, creating the newest military service since the US Air Force was
established in...
NATO Was Never Only About Russia
It is today sadly forgotten, that NATO was created not with one, but
with two objectives. The second objective of NATO was to retain inner...
NATO’s identity crisis
NATO, the world's most important military alliance, is in its biggest
identity crisis. Who would have thought that? NATO's task was to consolidate
the West. But...
Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
A first-ever
joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals
that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does
not translate into Chinese aspirations for a...