Security & Conflict
Conventional warfare do not always end in victory
Despite the fact that the US military and other think tanks have conducted extensive war games and studies for potential future large-scale military conflicts...
China’s Military Modernisation Policy: What Does It Mean For Indonesia?
In early 2021, China's position in the South China Sea is getting bigger. This has been proven for several reasons, China still has extremely...
Science, Security and American Nuclear Strategy: An Intellectual Challenge
".... science - by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual - is as much a work...
Who is Roman Protashevich – journalist, activist, or enemy of the state?
Many call Roman Protasevich a journalist, others a blogger, and for some he is an activist. In any case, he now faces up to...
The US has “extended an olive branch” to Turkey, considering S-400
The current relationship between the United States and Turkey has been deteriorating. The cause is the conflict between the two nations, and the United...
Demotivating Factors for China in Joining the New START Treaty
Authors:Mohammed Seid Ahmed and Makam Khan Daim
On February 5, 2011, the New START treaty came into force as a replacement for the 1991 Strategic...
Why big states lose small wars: A case study of USA’s war in Afghanistan
Fighting a battle against your enemies is not easy. In war, there are always some rules and regulations that have to be followed and...
China’s Naval Modernization: The Dragon Going Global?
In 1890, American Naval officer and historian Alfred Mahan published his magnum opus ‘The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783’. The book revolutionized...
Cyberspace, Deterrence and Arms Control
Authors: Makam Khan Daim and Mohammed Seid Ahmed*
Edward Snowden’s global surveillance disclosure in 2013 was one of the most important revelations of the 21st...
DEFENDER-Europe 21 – defensive drills of offensive nature
Since 2014 the number of deployed troops in the Baltic region has been constantly increasing. NATO has found the good excuse “not to break”...