People Who Share Ideology Have Similar ‘Neural Fingerprints’
People who share a political ideology have more similar “neural fingerprints” of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a...
Senseless Violence? Conflict, Violence and the Subject
Understanding violence in all of its variety has occupied social scientists for some time now. In this attempt various explanations have been put forth,...
The Year 2023: A Feast of Common Misfortune
It doesn’t take one to be a Nostradamus to predict the general trends in international affairs for 2023 with certainty. This year will be...
Seven Kinds of Intelligence Spies Want, and How They Get It
ANALYSIS: The news of a so-called “Chinese spy balloon” being shot down over the US has reignited interest in how nation-states spy on one...
Analysis: How dependable is US offer of help with terror threat
A SPIKE in terrorist attacks in Pakistan has once again forced the United States and its old — but not always close — ally...
Scientists ‘can tell from a brain’s response’ whether owner is left- or right-wing
Israeli scientists say they are able to establish where people stand on politics by scanning their brains. Researchers at Tel Aviv University used magnetic...
Central Asia’s Authoritarians Stare Down A Year of Disorder
Political turmoil and uncertainty beset Central Asia in 2022. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan faced domestic, regional and international challenges exacerbated by the...
Global Urban Analytics for Resilient Defence
Understanding the mechanics that cause conflict and identifying multi-scale population areas that are at risk of conflict Research areas Mathematical physics || Information Theory...
Military Operations Other Than War in China’s Foreign Policy
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)
The dangerous dance of the Elephants: Shangri-La conference 2022
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...