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...
Civil Society In Asia: the antagonistic relationship between NGOs and the state
An article appeared recently in The Ontario Herald titled, “Greenpeace: A Threat to National Security.” The article goes on to state that Greenpeace and...
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...
The Thucydides Trap
Are the U.S. and China Headed for War? by Graham Allison When Barack Obama meets this week with Xi Jinping during the Chinese president’s...