Security & Conflict
India’s NFU Card
The
Nuclearization of South-Asia in 1998 marked considerable changes in the
regional security dynamics. This also had a considerable impact on regional and
extra-regional politics, the security...
Dissecting BioStar2’s Vulnerabilities: Biometric Databases as the New Target
The significant breach and vulnerabilities recently
discovered by vpn Mentor researchers within Suprema’s BioStar 2 database are
enough to scare any potential end user away from...
Women in the Global Maritime Industry
Policies to
foster the advancement and empowerment of women have been on the agenda of
several international organisations. In particular, the promotion of gender
equality has been...
Does an Ambiguous Indian Nuclear Stance Benefit Anyone?
The recent
escalation in India-Pakistan tensions resulting from the deteriorating human
rights situation in Kashmir has since its outset carried the threat of
spiraling into the realm...
Illegal Activity of Western Special Services in Syria
In
late June 2019, Fox News Channel published a video material, taken in Al-Hol
refugee camp in northwestern Syria. On the footage, we can see a...
Syrian army gain strategic win in Idlib
On Tuesday, local news reported that terrorists
withdrew from a key city, Khan Sheikhoun, in the Syrian province of Idlib and
the Syrian army captured the...
Transnational Crimes in the Maritime Realm
Maritime
trafficking routes closely follow the commercial shipping lanes. The modalities,
technologies and strategies put into place by criminals are often times more sophisticated
in caliber than...
India’s veiled nuclear threat
India’s
defence minister’s statement reflects a paradigm shift in India’s nuclear
policy. It appears India has already perfected its delivery systems, and
RADAR jamming capability. It launched...
Afghanistan bloodshed mars 100 years of independence
Afghanistan is at a “crucial moment” in its history as it marks 100
years of independence, the head of the UN Mission there said on...
In a Dark Time: The Expected Consequences of an India-Pakistan Nuclear War
Twenty-one years ago, in 1998, Dr. Louis René Beres, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Purdue University, published an authoritative article in the AMERICAN...