Tag: Military & Defense

113 Articles

Conflict & Security

Southeast Asia’s Grand Strategy: Hedging

Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, but also ASEAN, are hedging toward both China and the United States. However, China’s assertiveness in…

August 12, 2024

Conflict & Security

Stabilizing the NATO-Russia Deterrence Relationship

Introduction At this historical juncture, policy discussions about the possibility of restarting NATO-Russia dialogue are misguided. Grand discussions about the European security…

July 26, 2024

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