Iran pushes for new maritime security zone in bid to intimidate West
Iran’s Defense Minister has suggested that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) increases its role as a maritime organization, with the goal of projecting its...
Military Regimes Cannot Be Peace-Builders or Democracy-Promoters
The Sudan case gives evidence that military and paramilitary regimes cannot be the answer to political and democratic transition in developing countries. In 2002,...
How Long Should Ukrainian Forces Defend Bakhmut? Lessons from Stalingrad
A week ago, a West Point classmate and I were discussing urban warfare. As most discussions on the topic usually do, ours gravitated to...
Sexual assaults in U.S military increased by 1% last year
The US military saw a 1% increase in sexual assaults last year, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual report. There were 7,378 reports of...
World military spending soars, with U.S. taking top spot, again
Global military spending hit a new record high last year, with the United States accounting for 39% of the global total, according to a...
Left of Boom: Leveraging Security Force Assistance to Deter War
The conflict in Ukraine, now thirteen months long and counting, has made clear the costs of failed deterrence. The first lesson to draw from...
Why two military rivals are in a ‘fight to the death’ in Sudan
Three straight days of conflict between two militarized factions have made once-quiet neighborhoods in and around the capital, Khartoum, feel like a war zone....
Women barely tolerated in Irish Defence Forces, says report
Ireland’s armed forces “barely tolerates women”, a report into bullying and sexual harassment has found. The report by the Independent Review Group found a...
5 Things the Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal about Russia’s Army
The leaked classified U.S. documents that rocked Washington and its allies this week have provided a rare glimpse into the Defense Department’s intelligence on...
Military Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Learning from the Russia-Ukraine War
If one were to believe the mainstream media, in response to intensifying US-China rivalry, Southeast Asia is in the midst of a frantic arms...