Defense
China’s Defense Policy: Questions and answers
The Office of the State Council of the People's
Republic of China has published a paper titled the White Paper “National
Defense in New Era”. The...
NATO’s “space strategy”: What is it all about?
In a Twitter post released in June 2019, NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance planned to develop its own
“space strategy.”...
Revisiting U.S.- China Strategic Competition: Insights from 2018 NPR
Following the end of the Cold War, the
global security situation has drastically become more complex and demanding to levels
of almost unprecedented nature. Nuclear Posture...
India’s Enhanced Missile Development Program
India’s long-term
military modernization plans are driven by its regional and global hegemonic
designs. In pursuit of this, India is involved in several military technological
advancements and...
How Two S-400 Batteries Removed 100 NATO F-35s from Turkey
Last week’s announcement by the White
House regarding its decision to suspend Turkey from the F-35 Fighter Jet
program marks the latest development in the steady...
The case of the INF Treaty
On February
1, 2019, President Trump suspended US compliance with the obligations of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
The INF Treaty had been signed in 1987...
Turkey: As S-400s arrive, passions burn on
On July 12, the first shipment of the Russian S-400
air defense missile systems arrived at Mürted Air Base near the Turkish capital
Ankara. Washington has...
Military Modernization of ASEAN States: The New Agenda
The discourse about the international security
and defense affairs have always been impregnated with the dynamics of security
dilemma. Even today, when complex interdependence has connected...
Gambling with the Nuclear Button in South Asia
Over the last decade, India’s rapid
expansion of its conventional and nuclear arms capabilities have presented a
worrying dilemma with regard to the South Asian region’s...
The Global Hypersonic Race
Prominent Western politicians have launched a global
discussion about the risks associated with Russia developing hypersonic
weapons. Arms control experts are attempting to estimate the potential...