2022 - Deutsches Asienforschungszentrum

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Internal Security

Military Operations Other Than War in China’s Foreign Policy

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
November 14, 2022
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7 min

China’s President Xi Jinping recently signed an order to establish a legal framework for conducting “non-war military operations” – more commonly known as “military operations other than war” (MOOTW)

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Counter Terrorism

Rise of the Ex-Militant in Lankan and Iraqi Politics

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
August 23, 2022
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4 min

In the Sri Lankan state of affairs, the hidden hands behind the Aragalaya begin to come to light — including the involvement of the JVP, its fronts and breakaway groups.

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Counter Terrorism

Re-emergence of Terror in Sri Lanka — a Hotbed for Chaos

Posted byby Michael Becker
July 26, 2022
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4 min

The vicious head of the terror snake meticulously searches for a burrow to strengthen and nourish its body of destruction. The burrow, being political, social and regional instability, makes Sri Lanka a pertinent base for the re-emergence of terrorism — both ideological separatism and religious extremism.

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Commentaries

The dangerous dance of the Elephants: Shangri-La conference 2022

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
June 16, 2022
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1 min

Singapore (16 June). The annual 19th round of the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies the Shangri-La Dialogue (10–12 June 2022), took place in...

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Commentaries

Civil Society In Asia: the antagonistic relationship between NGOs and the state

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
May 20, 2022
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1 min

An article appeared recently in The Ontario Herald titled, “Greenpeace: A Threat to National Security.” The article goes on to state that Greenpeace and...

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Commentaries

Turkey and the EU: Arm-wrestling with Autocrat, A Trend Paper

Posted byby dafz949o
May 20, 2022
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1 min

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Defense

On Disinformation. Pebbles, Ponds, Snowballs, Avalanches, Tsunamis & Wave interferences in the world of digital chaos The WK Theorem™ explained (A briefer)

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
May 20, 2022
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1 min

The paper is restricted and only accessible upon requests with the center.

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Counter Terrorism

Afghanistan, Eroding Stalemate
The terror-narco nexus of a failed state

Posted byby Marc Dubois
May 20, 2022
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1 min

“The international community came here 20 years ago with this clear objective of fighting extremism and bringing stability … but extremism is at the...

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Commentaries

Hybrid Warfare: New Fad or Revolutionary Same Old?

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
May 20, 2022
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1 min

World War III is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation (Marshall McLuhan, 1970) In 2014 Marine General and...

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Defense

The Thucydides Trap

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
February 13, 2022
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2 min

Are the U.S. and China Headed for War? by Graham Allison When Barack Obama meets this week with Xi Jinping during the Chinese president’s...