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AUKUS and the Nuclear Escalation in the Indo-Pacific
On 15 September 2021, Australia, the UK, and the US joined forces to unveil AUKUS, a powerful security pact set to reshape their defense...
Japan record defense budget for 2025
Japan's Ministry of Defense has put forth an unprecedented defense budget request amounting to 8.54 trillion yen (approximately 59 billion U.S. dollars) for the...
Strategic Alliances in Space Exploration and Militarization: The New Frontier of Geopolitics
Recent advancements in space explorations compel one to acknowledge the seldom wisdom of Hugh Trevor-Roper "History is not merely what happened; it is what...
Facing Iran and its Proxies: Israel ‘s Legal Options for Preemption and Self-Defense
Abstract: Israel has begun to exercise tactical preemption options against Hezbollah, Iran’s most threatening proxy. The most recent and conspicuous preemptions have taken place...
From Drones to AI: The Future of Global Military Engagement
The technological progress that has taken place in the recent past and perhaps the most recent advancements that have occurred in the 21st century...
South Korea amid the precarious balance
It is hard to deny that the world is veering towards a Second Cold War between China and the US if it is not...
Political crisis in Pakistan and the Army
The political crisis continues to develop in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Elite groups are waging a fairly tough struggle for power and economic...
Indonesia-Australia’s New Defense Agreement and Its South China Sea Implications
On August 20, 2024, Indonesia and Australia reached a significant milestone in their bilateral defense collaboration. Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s Minister of Defense and President-Elect,...
The Security Imperative: Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy – Book Review
Zamir Akram's book, "The Security Imperative: ‘Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence, and Diplomacy’ offers a rich and insightful analysis of Pakistan’s nuclear-capability. While it covers most...
Publicizing the Bugs, Malfunctions, Failures, and Locations of Lethal AWS to Avoid Accidental Escalations
Executive Summary: AI-lethal autonomous weapon systems are likely to begin seeing the battlefield or widespread adoption in the near future. However, AWS possesses the...