Intelligence
China’s Covert Infowar in the Philippines: How Beijing Weaponized Social Media Against U.S. Interests
China allegedly funded a social media influence campaign in the Philippines to undermine U.S. interests and weaken support for Manila’s pro-American policies. Internal documents...
The Resource War: How Minerals Fuel the Conflict in Congo
In Central Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo, is once again facing an escalating conflict between the government forces and the March 23 rebel...
Cutting Clean: The Strategic Illusion of Precision Drone Warfare
On a crisp February 2017 night, the world was introduced to a new brand of precision warfare. As a US drone sliced through the...
How Pakistan shot down India’s cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
Intel failure on range of China-made PL-15 missile central to downing of India's Rafale jet-sources
Shootdown of Rafale had raised questions about effectiveness of Western...
Pagers to Spider’s Web: Deep Intelligence and Low-Cost Weapons Redefining Warfare
June 1, Operation Spider’s Web can be considered a watershed moment in the Russia–Ukraine war but cannot be understood as a watershed alone without...
Silent Threats: Cyber Vulnerabilities in Aviation Industry
In the modern age of technology and globalization, the aviation industry is facing a silent threat in the form of cyberattacks. The aviation industry...
The “Pentagon Pizza Index” as a Case Study in Low‑Tech OSINT
The so-called “Pentagon Pizza Index” denotes an informal but enduring observation that sudden spikes in pizza orders at eateries proximate to U.S. government installations—most...
China Seeks to Expel U.S. Forces from Middle East with Egyptian and Iranian Backing
Many Chinese think tanks and political, intelligence, security, and military circles are seeking to research the future of US bases in the Middle East...
Cyber Intelligence and the New Cold War in Southeast Asia
The Indo-Pacific is no longer just a maritime chessboard for great powers—it has evolved into a digital battlefield where invisible threats define the new...
China’s Take on Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases: Implications for Beijing’s Regional Military Strategy
Political, intelligence, and security circles in Beijing are concerned about the proliferation of US military bases in the Gulf and Middle East, particularly given...