Time to Put the Old Dog Down? Debating the Future of NATO
The North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrated its 70th anniversary and after the long passage of
time, it is almost as if the alliance has become...
Soleimani’s death opens a door to alternative security arrangements in the Gulf
The US killing of Iranian general Qassim
Soleimani has further opened the door to a potential restructuring of the
Gulf’s security architecture.
In line with an Iranian...
Experts shed light on role of ongoing trilateral naval drills on security in vital waterways
As the joint maritime maneuvers, involving the Russian, Chinese and
Iranian Navies, enter their second day in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman,
experts...
Trump’s “Space Force”: A Predictable Future of War and Chaos
On December
20, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization
Act, creating the newest military service since the US Air Force was
established in...
NATO’s identity crisis
NATO, the world's most important military alliance, is in its biggest
identity crisis. Who would have thought that? NATO's task was to consolidate
the West. But...
Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
A first-ever
joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals
that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does
not translate into Chinese aspirations for a...
Armed democracy: NATO greatest achievement for Europe
At the 30th NATO summit, following the U.S. and Russia’s withdrawal from
the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, NATO leaders, reiterating
future threats, divided the world...
Comprehension of the S-400 Crisis
Turkey's air
defence has had a severe weakness for decades. Hence, Turkey was in a position
to base its air defence on fighter aircrafts. It proves...
From Trade War to Strait War: China Warn U.S. Stop Stretching its Muscles in the Contested Waters
Up till now, no one distinguishes the actual
explanations behind the hostile faces. If a trade war isn’t the exact cause,
the rise of China, the...
Why Sri Lanka needs a “National Securitism” oriented National Security Policy?
“National Security” was one of the main
discussion points in the propaganda campaigns of all major contenders of the
Presidential election. War-time Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapakshe,...