Security & Conflict
UK Drafts Law Letting Soldiers Open Fire on Unidentified Drones
The UK government is drafting legislation to grant troops new authority to shoot down unidentified drones posing threats to military bases, Defence Minister John...
China Jet’s Flare Drop Sparks Australian Outrage
Australia has lodged a formal protest with China after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares dangerously close to an Australian P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol...
South Korea Aims to Become World’s 4th-Largest Defence Power by 2030
South Korea is setting its sights on joining the ranks of the world’s top four defence powers by 2030, with President Lee Jae Myung...
The U.S.-Taliban Talks: A Strategic Shift in Counterterrorism?
A remarkable transformation has occurred in the three years since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan Washington has discreetly resumed communicating with the Taliban. It...
The Shadow Commander Behind Pakistan and Afghanistan’s New Border War
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have surged to their highest levels in decades, following deadly cross-border clashes that have pushed both nations to the...
The United States as the Indo-Pacific’s Self-Appointed Maritime Police
On September 23, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Department of State published the United States’ Commitment to Maritime Security...
The Pressure Play: China’s MSS Assesses Egypt’s High-Stakes Gambit with Mossad
Recently, Chinese interest has increased, through the Chinese Ministry of State Security, which is responsible for Chinese intelligence, in the outcomes of the negotiations...
NATO Nears Agreement on New Weapons Package for Ukraine Amid Declining Military Aid
Estonia’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur announced on Wednesday that his country has joined the fourth PURL package, known as the Baltic-Nordic package, aimed at...
The War That Became a Global Arms Showcase
The war in Ukraine is no longer just a geopolitical struggle, it has quickly become the world’s largest open-air defense exhibition. Every strike, drone...
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Maritime Crime and Insecurity
The Gulf of Guinea, stretching along the West African coastline, is often seen as just a distant headline. When in reality, it should also...