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A South American NATO?
With the rise to power of President Bolsonaro in Brazil, there is often talk about the granting of military bases to the United States...
To Sequestrate, or Not to Sequestrate: The Impact of Covid-19 on Military Budgets
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic combined with the resulting economic crisis is already affecting behaviors of most countries in the world, including leading military powers....
European Defence Fund: EU funds new joint research and industrial projects
The Commission is opening calls for proposals to finance more than €160 million in joint defence industrial projects in 2020, and announcing seven new...
U.S. Containment Policy towards China: Threats to Security in South Asia
“The Future of Politics will be decided in Asia and the United States will be right at the centre of the action”-Hillary Clinton
South Asian...
Development of New-age Weapons Systems Becomes Key to Sustaining US Military Superiority
The
technological superiority of the United States armed forces is being challenged
by new and evolving threats constantly being developed by potential
adversaries. To counteract these challenges,...
Covid-19 and Threat of Bio-War
“In 1879, General
William Sherman of the American Civil War Union Army uttered the immortal
words, “War is hell.” However true that may be, one thing...
U.S. Sale of IADWS to India at the Cost of Regional Peace
It is
undeniable that South Asia cannot afford another weaponry race among nations in
the wake of recent frictional events between India and Pakistan under continued
aggression...
The Mandera triangle crisis: Somalia and Kenya diplomatic face-off
While the COVID-19 was morphing from
an epidemic into a catastrophic global pandemic, captivating the global news, a
diplomatic confrontation is unfolding in the horn of...
Hypersonic Weapons Hype?
If one is to
believe the countless recent articles about hypersonic weapons, then Russia and
China have invented a revolutionary weapon fundamentally challenging U.S.
missile defense and...
Not-so-Nuclear War
On February 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense officially
announced the first combat patrol mission of a
nuclear-powered submarine carrying low-yield nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
Some details...