Jordan could soon host Arab region’s first NATO office
NATO could open a regional liaison office in Jordan‘s capital, according to its final statement following a summit hosted in the Lithuania earlier this week....
Prigozhin Mutiny Further Distances Central Asia from Russia
Even before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was clear that the Central Asian states were beginning to distance themselves from Russia’s proprietorial attitude...
China’s military is leading the world in brain ‘neurostrike’ weapons: Report
China‘s People’s Liberation Army is developing high-technology weapons designed to disrupt brain functions and influence government leaders or entire populations, according to a report...
NATO 2023 Vilnius Summit: Where Is the Alliance Headed?
As world leaders prepare to gather this week for a much-anticipated NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the alliance’s unity may be newly tested as...
Chinese and North Korean refusal to establish an “Asian NATO”
South Korea is trying to benefit from the tripartite coordination mechanism with Washington and Tokyo to confront the dangers of its northern neighbor in...
NATO’s New Plans to Defend Europe from Putin
Nato members are set to approve the most comprehensive shake-up of the alliance’s defence plans since the end of the Cold War. From its...
Pentagon chief announces tighter controls after high-profile leak
The Pentagon has announced plans to tighten its control of classified information months after a series of alleged leaks by a low-ranking service member...
Russia’s Toxic Military Politics
No group in history has posed as many dangers as soldiers who feel abandoned by their leaders. Whether they are conscripts, volunteers or mercenaries,...
ASEAN Seek to Ease US-China Tensions on Their Own Terms
“Antony Blinken, effectively, threw Taiwan under the bus,” lamented Rebekah Koffler, a former US defence intelligence officer, shortly after the US secretary of state’s...
‘Against the Empire’: Why Russia’s neighbours are fighting for Ukraine
Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine’s armed...