Middle East 2023 Military Rankings: Turkey Highest, Lebanon Lowest
Turkey has boosted its military ranking over the past year, moving up two places in the Global Fire Power’s 2023 Military Strength Rankings. At...
7 Reasons Global Cyberattacks Will Soar in 2023
In 2023, the global annual cost of cyber crime is predicted to top $8 trillion, according to a recent Cybersecurity Ventures report. This seemingly...
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)
Rise of the Ex-Militant in Lankan and Iraqi Politics
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.
Re-emergence of Terror in Sri Lanka — a Hotbed for Chaos
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.
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...
Turkey and the EU: Arm-wrestling with Autocrat, A Trend Paper
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On Disinformation. Pebbles, Ponds, Snowballs, Avalanches, Tsunamis & Wave interferences in the world of digital chaos The WK Theorem™ explained (A briefer)
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Afghanistan, Eroding Stalemate
The terror-narco nexus of a failed state
“The international community came here 20 years ago with this clear objective of fighting extremism and bringing stability … but extremism is at the...
Hybrid Warfare: New Fad or Revolutionary Same Old?
World War III is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation (Marshall McLuhan, 1970) In 2014 Marine General and...