More: Defense
A Year of Anarchy and the South and Central Asia
No sooner had 2026 begun than dramatic events in world politics followed one after another. The problem is not even the speed of these...
A Planetary Obligation: Listening to Reason at the Eleventh Hour
“When you have listened to Reason, it is wise to agree that all things are one.” - Heraclitus, Fragments
In world politics, nothing is disconnected....
The Wrong Wings: Why Chinese Jet Fighter Is a Strategic Misfit for Indonesia
The modernization of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) remains an unresolved and persistently unsatisfactory issue. Although the defense budget has seen incremental increases, an...
The Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey Axis: A Draft for a New Regional Order
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have prepared a draft trilateral defense agreement after nearly a year of talks, according to Pakistan's defense production...
Why the F-35 Fighter is Wrong for Canada’s Air Force but Right for Its Navy
Authors: Raymond Floreani and Dr.Julian Spencer Churchill
Today the debate rages over whether to cap the RCAF buy at 88 F-35As and 16 aircraft and...
Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict: Restraint in the Digital Information Battlefield
The joint statement that Cambodia and Thailand signed on 27 December 2025 to renew the ceasefire includes a clause stating that “both sides agree...
Scars of Rwanda in El Fasher’s Demise
The ongoing war in Sudan is one of the most overlooked conflicts of the 21st century that has implications of spilling over not just...
Why Venezuela’s Air Defenses Never Fired: When C4ISR Disarms C2
How can an air defense system cease to function without being destroyed? And what does this apparent inaction reveal about the profound transformation of...
South Korea Probes Drone Incident After North Korea Airspace Claim
South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into allegations by North Korea that drones violated its airspace, with a particular focus on whether civilians...
Sovereignty in the Crosshairs: Great Power Securitization and the Global Order Crisis
At the beginning of 2026, the international world is witnessing events that disrupt the principles of sovereignty and the rules-based international order. Two major...