Security & Conflict
2026 Shangri-La Dialogue: Why Stable US-China Relations Are Vital for Asia-Pacific Security
What particularly caught my attention analytically was the coverage broadcast by China’s state television and CGTN on June 1, 2026, following the launch of...
India-UAE Partnership and the Evolution of Strategic Autonomy
India’s defence forces vision 2047 reflects a broader transformation in its concept of strategic autonomy. Traditionally associated with nonalignment and the preservation of decision-making...
Why Netherlands-South Korea Defense Cooperation Must Evolve
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally reshaped how policymakers think about defense industrial capacity. What once appeared sufficient has proven inadequate—limited stockpiles, fragmented production...
How Ukraine Became Europe’s Most Important Defense Partner in 2026
There has been a significant development in European defence in the last eighteen months, and it did not come from a NATO summit communiqué...
Israeli Nuclear Deterrence: Problems of Credibility
“Deterrence is not just a matter of military capabilities. It has a great deal to do with perceptions of credibility.” -Herman Kahn, Thinking About...
When Copenhagen Said No to Patriot: A Signal of Europe’s Strategic Awakening
There is a question European governments have returned to repeatedly in recent years, and it is one that few seem entirely comfortable answering: how...
How Unpredictability Is Rewriting the Atlantic Alliance
There is a point at which unpredictability ceases to function as a negotiating instrument and begins to function as noise. Donald Trump has not...
China’s Massive Xinjiang Nuclear Base: Taiwan, Iran War, and the DF-41 Threat to America
China's development of its strategic nuclear bases and facilities in the Xinjiang desert (Lop Nur region) and the expansion of its ballistic missile ranges...
Inside Ukraine’s Drone Forces Targeting Russia’s Rear Battlefield Positions
In eastern Ukraine, soldiers are using drones launched from slingshots to target military sites held by Russia. Their commander, known as "Kyt," explained that...
Taiwan Conflict Could Trigger Nuclear Crisis Between United States and China
A leading international defence research institute has warned that a military conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan could escalate into a...