Security & Conflict
Chinese Intelligence Examines Vatican Moves in Africa and Their Impact on CCP Interests
Chinese intelligence and security circles view the Vatican's increased activity in Africa as a complex soft strategic challenge, one that transcends the religious dimension...
Drones Above, Law Below: The Crisis of Modern Warfare
In March and April 2026, drone warfare has entered a new disturbing phase, one that not only reveals the cruelty of the present-day conflict,...
The Barksdale Incursion: The End of Strategic Sanctuary
The drone incursions over Barksdale Air Force Base are not a local security lapse but a visible shift in the geography of strategic competition....
Xi’s Free Masterclass: The War China Won Without Fighting
While the United States was burning through cruise missiles, threatening to destroy Iranian civilization, and watching its vice president shuttle between Budapest and Islamabad...
Ghost Murmur Weapon System: Technology, Strategy and US Military Supremacy
In my last analysis titled “The Weapon We Haven’t Seen Yet,” I argued that the US-Iran confrontation is actually a weapon testing ground, setting...
CSTO Is Right to Worry
The CSTO discussions in Dushanbe and the April 8 Afghanistan working group should not be dismissed as routine security theater. The organization is reacting...
When Washington Leaves: Africa Must Shape Its Own Security Architecture
For decades, Africa’s security architecture has rested on shaky foundations: a reliance on external actors, particularly the United States, to define, fund, and lead...
The Strait of Hormuz Blockade: A New US-China Flashpoint
Prior to Donald Trump’s Presidential order for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s recent attack on more than 100 places in Lebanon...
China Sees New Mossad Chief as Signal of Intelligence Militarization and Expanding Israeli Defense Ties to Taiwan
The appointment of Roman Gofman as the new head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and...
Australia’s Defence Strategy Looks to the Past While Future Threats Go Unanswered
Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy arrives at a moment of profound global instability, yet it reads more like a continuation of earlier thinking than...