Neutrality between China and the US, sidestepping two competing chauvinisms for fear of being crushed in between them, plays into Beijing’s hands. A recurring tragedy of statecraft is our habit of ...

The webinar explores how terrorists could exploit LLMs for fundraising, examining risks, current AI misuse, platform safeguards, and strategies to detect and disrupt illicit activities. This online ...

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz without formally closing it. The question facing Washington is not how to secure the waterway – it is whether any realistic military operation actually can.

As the conflict deepens, the world must urgently address the risk of biological weapons falling through the cracks. The intensifying military campaign by the US and Israel has rightly focused the ...

Since its signing in 2014, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement has faced some delays in its implementation. However, with Beijing showing no signs of curtailing its aggressive behaviour in the ...

Russia's Zapad 2025 in Belarus focused on high-leverage capabilities, contrasting with the high tempo and mass in previous iterations of the exercises. Zapad 2025 is the 2025 iteration of Russia's ...

Establishing a new force with military status will help protect critical national infrastructure but needs to be more than an afterthought to Reserve force planning. Article 3 of the NATO Treaty, ...

President Trump’s new corollary to the Monroe doctrine will provide more triggers for forceful action in the Western Hemisphere, but the focus on Latin America could motivate the US toward more ...

Latin America’s critical minerals make for a geopolitical flashpoint, with the defence choices of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru increasingly entangled in global power competition. The race for ...

This paper examines Japan's vulnerability to foreign influence and proposes legislative measures, drawing lessons from the UK, the US and Australia. The Policy Research Council of the Liberal ...

2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it. Russia must demonstrate to its domestic audience and to the West that it retains the initiative and remains a ...

In a short time frame, the Khaf-Herat railroad received a flurry of Russian and Iranian oil shipments. These developments give off a well-planned tactical PR stunt by the Kremlin, Taliban and Tehran.