Military studies
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Confronting China?
Over the last two weeks, developments in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have topped the agendas of international affairs forums…
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The Sino-Australian Rising Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
The announcement of the AUKUS agreement signed between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia gave rise to mounting tensions…
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Betting on democracy: Biden’s big idea for US foreign policy
If you could boil down Joe Biden’s foreign policy to its essentials, two things would stand out: competition with China,…
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France’s €17bn warplane sale with UAE cements Gulf alliance
France has secured its biggest overseas order for its Rafale combat jet with the United Arab Emirates as President Emmanuel…
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The Future of America’s Drone Campaign
American soldiers may now be out of Afghanistan, but the U.S. military and intelligence services are not. As President Joe…
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Saudi Arabia boosts defence sector in drive for self-reliance
On the outskirts of Riyadh, officials show visitors around one of the latest investments by the sovereign wealth fund at…
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What is War ?
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social…
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The U.S. Military Isn’t Ready to Confront China
Major weapons-related news grabbed headlines twice over the past few months. First, a small horde of light aircraft and other…
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Moscow’s military buildup is raising eyebrows in Washington
By Emma Ashford, a senior fellow in the New American Engagement Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and…
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China’s nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’
On July 27, China became the first nation to fly a hypersonic glide vehicle — a manoeuvrable craft that travels at more…
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Japan’s Changing Defense Posture and Security Relations in East Asia
Abstract Japan’s Diet passed new defense legislation in 2015. It reinterprets the constitutional clause renouncing the threat or use of…
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The U.S. Military and the Coming Great-Power Challenge
For many of the last 30 years, the notion that the United States was locked in direct contest with other…
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