Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance
In early 1979, fearing the growing security cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow, China invaded Vietnam. A year earlier, the then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping met...
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...
Germany Labels Youth Wing of Far-right AfD Party as Extremist Group
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has reclassified the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) youth wing as an extremist entity that...
The Enduring Consequences of Intelligence Leaks
Having dealt with the investigation of, and fall-out from, Edward Snowden’s treachery while I served as CIA’s Chief of Counterintelligence (CI), the ongoing flap...
Russia ‘Weaponising Religion’ and Persecuting Churches in Ukraine
A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine and is persecuting churches in the occupied areas. The report,...
Modern solutions to countering violent insurgencies
Countering violent extremism in Africa is complicated and nuanced. It requires a multi-faceted intervention to address the socio-economic issues that permit an insurgent group...
South-East Asian nations mobilise to secure their interest at South China Sea
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) face increasing pressure in balancing...
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...
Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues
Khartoum was rocked by further shelling on Friday after several international leaders called Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, urging him to agree...
Wagner Group and the Evolving Global Threat of Private Military Companies
Amid the rise of great power competition, Russia and China, near peer competitors to the United States, have been working to advance their technology,...