More: Intelligence
The Industrial Spy Game: FSB as Russian Economic Developer
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation (RF) has sought to reclaim its former glory and regain recognition as a great...
Muslim Australia and the search for a solution to the “War on Terror”
There are almost 500,000 Muslims in Australia, with 400 mosques serving them. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) 2012-103 Annual Report to...
Snake Eyes: Rolling the Dice with Iran
In light of the recent nuclear accord with Iran it is worthwhile to consider how some have always argued there is no real inherent...
Iran Deal – judgments based on the language of the public JCPOA
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - the title of the nuclear agreement between Iran and six powers, among which the United States...
ISIS Expansion hits a Dead-end
It's been a year since ISIS declared its caliphate, which is a form of an Islamic government headed by a political and religious successor...
“Human Experimentation” and the CIA
Thirty years after the Convention against Torture has been introduced, the world has been exposed to a damning report on CIA interrogation revealing US...
The Hydra of the Caspian Sea: Iran’s Naval Strategy
The Iranian military is predominately thought of for its capabilities and strategy in the Gulf. Though the competitors differ in the Caspian Sea, the...
Russia, Pakistan, North Korea: Nuclear Powers at Play
Russian President Putin engaged in a bit of saber rattling when he announced that Russia would field more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles...
The Reluctant Dragon: Chinese Intelligence and Global Priorities
While China has accepted human security as a new framework to study modern security challenges, it has been very busy trying to show how...
Geopolitical Research: To Quantify or Not to Quantify?
As I have explained before, geopolitics can have a wide array of meanings and concepts. However, what about when we seek to apply geopolitics...