Defense
A Realist Proposal: How the Vietnam War Can Help the US End its Afghan War
On December 28, 2014, the US and NATO formally declared an end to the Afghan war despite an ongoing insurgency. Nevertheless, a treaty was...
The 2016 NATO Summit: What will be on the agenda in Warsaw?
Authors: Dr. Ian Anthony, Dr. Ian Davis(*) At their Summit in Warsaw on 8–9 July, the heads of state and government of the NATO...
Is NATO Undermining Global Stability?
Authors: Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza(*) and Markus Heinrich The Western Alliance has been one of the linchpins of the post-Second World War world order, but...
Global nuclear weapons: downsizing but modernizing
While the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world continues to decline, none of the nuclear weapon-possessing states are prepared to give up...
The new tactical-strategic configuration of the US Forces in Syria
The operations carried out by Inherent Resolve, the complex US-led coalition in Syria, had been announced as early as April 1, 2016 by the...
Piercing the shield: A leaner and meaner Russia beyond nuclear strategies
Authors: Dr. Matthew Crosston & Troy Baxter Russia’s history as a nuclear state is extensive and well-documented. It was the second country in the...
The Russian military posture
The big parade organized on May 9, 2016 to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the USSR victory in the Great Patriotic War - as...
Indian Military Modernization: Growing Dust
“If we don’t make a dollar but we change the world in a meaningful way... the returns are going to be the exhaust of...
A Geopolitcal Reflection on India’s Strategic and Tactical Maritime Weaknesses
India’s global return to prominence, alongside China, has been an interesting and a fascinating story. Earlier dismissed and often disregarded, the rise and return...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...