Tag: Military & Defense
111 Articles
- Science & Technology
AI and Cybersecurity in Digital Warfare on the Korean Peninsula
Introduction In 2023, South Korean public institutions faced an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks, with daily attempts reaching 1.62 million, eighty percent of which were…
July 10, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Looming Danger of Transatlantic Disunity
Uncertain Allies During both the Cold War and the post-Cold War era the relationship between the United States and Europe could be described as an uneasy, and at times even…
May 13, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Fallout of India’s Extrajudicial Killings
Introduction In November 2023, the United States revealed that it had successfully thwarted an alleged Indian plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York. The US…
April 9, 2024
- Global Governance
Soft Power with Teeth: Looking Beyond Military Action in Solving the Fentanyl Crisis
About half of Americans polled in September 2023 were in favor of sending U.S. armed forces into Mexico to fight drug cartels. Unfortunately, fentanyl trafficking and the…
March 2, 2024
- Global Governance
Between Total Peace and Armed Peace
What is it About? Total Peace, proposed by Gustavo Petro’s government, aims to foster dialogue between the state and multiple groups of different natures, whether they are…
July 19, 2023
- Conflict & Security
The North Korea Conundrum: Pyongyang’s Strategic Calculus and Future Trajectory
North Korea has catapulted back into the headlines recently with a spate of notable military activities—including several first-time tests such as that of a solid-fuel…
May 31, 2023
- Conflict & Security
Why the United States Doesn’t Need an “Arsenal for Democracy” – And What to do Instead
A Defense Industrial Base in Crisis? In his March 28 testimony on the Pentagon’s FY2024 budget request, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services…
May 22, 2023
- Human Rights & Development
Russia, Wagner, and the Future of Counterterrorism in Africa
In Washington and beyond, the expanded Russian geopolitical force in Africa—through the increasing presence of Russian-state-backed Wagner mercenaries—is eliciting anxiety.…
May 15, 2023
- Conflict & Security
Engagement, not Entanglement: India’s Relationship with the Quad
Understanding the Quad As the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific continue to dominate global headlines, discussions on the Quad remain rife. The concept of the Quad was sown in a…
May 1, 2023
- Conflict & Security
China’s Economic Security Challenge: Difficulties Overcoming the Malacca Dilemma
The Malacca Dilemma is the possibility that the U.S. or Indian navies would blockade or substantially interdict China’s Indian Ocean sea lines of communication (SLOC) beyond…
March 22, 2023