Iran pushes for new maritime security zone in bid to intimidate West
Iran’s Defense Minister has suggested that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) increases its role as a maritime organization, with the goal of projecting its...
Central Asia’s Strained Security Architecture
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a regional military alliance in Eurasia that consists of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Tajikistan. The...
The “Indo-Pacificization” of Asia: Implications for the Regional Order
The Indo-Pacific is a vast geographical region that encompasses the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Oceans, including the many seas in...
Terrorism a Collective Problem and its Challenges
Terrorism has become a global problem that affects everyone regardless of race, religion, or nationality. The recent US report that warned of the availability...
Most Swiss support closer ties with NATO, survey reveals
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine last year, most Swiss now say they want closer ties with NATO – but not membership,...
4 takeaways from this year’s important Munich Security Conference
Dubbed the Davos of Defense, the Munich Security Conference attracts heads of state, generals, intelligence chiefs and top diplomats from around the world. With...
What to Expect from the 2023 Munich Security Conference
Every year since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has hosted governments, experts and companies to come together to discuss Euro-Atlantic defense and security issues....
International ordering and great power competition: Lessons from Central Asia
Overseas U.S basing agreements and their under-lying bargains are embedded in a broader ecology of “international orders” and emerging counterorders. In the initial post-Cold...
Reading between the lines: Europe’s increased security engagement in the Indo-Pacific
The European Union is seeking to increase its political, economic and military presence in the so-called Indo-Pacific, a mega-region stretching from the east coast...
Daesh Still Sizeable Threat, Senior Counter-Terrorism Officials Warn
Context-Specific Approaches to Remedy Socioeconomic Divide in Terrorism-Plagued Countries Key for Ending Scourge, Delegates Say Despite international efforts to defeat Da’esh, the group still...