China’s Confucius Institutes to Face Restrictions in Germany Amid Security Concerns
The German government has called for “clear limits” to be set up to check China‘s “direct influence” on science, research, and academic freedom through...
Indonesia’s Terrorists: Weak but Still Active
Although terror attacks have decreased in recent years and major groups such as ISIS have been destroyed in their home country, radical organizations in...
Central Asia is the prime battlefield in the New Great Game
Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The historical Heartland – or Central Eurasia – already is, and will continue to be, the prime battlefield in the New...
Commoditized Weapons in Ukraine: Are the Allies Getting the Procurement Right?
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government has scrambled for the weaponry its military desperately needs. Despite bold announcements...
Resurgence and Realities: Afghanistan’s Shifting Terror Threats
As the world observed the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on August 15th, attention has shifted to the changing landscape of...
Arctic Security Awakening – A Wake-Up Call for Canada?
In the aftermath of an international conference organized by the Wilson Center and the Max Bell School of Public Policy (MBSPP) at McGill University,...
South Koreans Join Readiness Drills Against North Korea Threats
Seoul, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of people in South Korea are taking part in defense drills this week that, this year in...
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Is Bad and Getting Worse
Just when it seemed that the state of democracy in Southeast Asia, already in dire shape, could not get worse, it did. In the...
Ukraine: The War on the Footstep of Europe
Since March of 2014 war has again raged on the footsteps of Europe, morphing progressively into a kind not witnessed continentally since the Russo-Georgian...
Hong Kong security chief warns against ‘dangerous’ artistic creations
Hong Kong’s security chief Chris Tang has said the government cannot allow acts that undermine the city’s national security under the pretext of “peaceful...