Security & Conflict
US Air force : Competing with rivals or creating a new weaponry market?
US President Donald Trump has once again stressed the need for formation of US space force, reasoning that Russia and China are pioneers in...
Top Afghan commander’s killing raises questions
The formidable, flamboyant, maverick police chief of southern Afghan province of Kandahar General Abdul Raziq Achakzai was gunned down in a shootout inside the...
Future of ISR Capabilities in South Asia
A number of problems faced by the inhabitants of the South Asian region include poverty, food scarcity, natural calamities, and mismanagement of the resources...
The issue of intelligence between the United States and China
The economic and intelligence tension between the United States and China is currently at its peak since the end of the Cold War. During...
Is Jamal Khashoggi real a dissident journalist?
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi allegedly disappeared from Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. According to the US press, a trap was...
Non-State Actors in Today’s Information Wars
Rivalries and confrontations between states in the information space are a feature of today's international relations. Information is becoming one of the priority instruments...
US-China Tensions in South China Sea
Following the end September incident in South China Sea when a Type 052 destroyer of Chinese Navy cut ‘across the bow’ of US Navy...
The risk of a new Islamic State on China’s Western Border
China is in the process of cracking down on what it claims are separatist elements among its Muslim-minority Uighur community who live in its...
Israeli-Iranian Nuclear Standoff: So Far Only Verbal
A few days ago Israel and Iran traded accusations of harboring nuclear ambitions. Speaking at the 73rd session of UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime...
The Vostok 2018 exercises and their strategic significance
The Russian, Chinese and Mongolian exercises known as Vostok 2018 have been particularly important both from a military and tactical viewpoint and due to...