Topic
Security
September 18, 2020
Japan’s Defense Ministry Launches Protocol for UFO Sightings
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s Self Defense Force has received instruction on steps to take should a UFO be identified.
September 18, 2020
US Congressman ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Ongoing India-China Crisis
By Abhijnan Rej
The United States and India are in touch about the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh.
September 18, 2020
US Defense Secretary’s Recent Speech: Familiar Themes and Unfamiliar Problems
By Abhijnan Rej
The Trump administration’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific could end up working in unpredictable ways for the U.S.
September 17, 2020
Rise of the Minilaterals: Examining the India-France-Australia Trilateral
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The India-France-Australia trilateral is only the latest of the many minilaterals that are taking shape in the Indo-Pacific region.
September 17, 2020
Head of US Nuclear Forces Warns of Growing, Modernizing Chinese Nuclear Threat
By Steven Stashwick
Admiral highlights new missiles capable of hitting the U.S. and expects Chinese arsenal to double.
September 17, 2020
The Map Is Not the Territory. Or Is It?
By Abhijnan Rej
The recent kerfuffle over a new political map of Pakistan at the SCO national security advisers’ meeting must be seen in its proper context.
September 16, 2020
Divers in Southeast Asia May Have Found US Submarine Lost in WWII
By Grant Peck
Divers believe they’d found the wreckage of the the USS Grenadier in the Strait of Malacca.
September 16, 2020
US and India Hold Defense Technology Cooperation Meeting Amid Diminished Expectations
By Abhijnan Rej
American export-control laws and India’s tight defense budget have together implied more modest future goals for the DTTI.
September 16, 2020
Can Offensive Cyber and Information Control Capabilities Be Simultaneously Measured?
By Gunjan Chawla
A recent case in India suggests complications in measuring a country’s cyber power through open-source intelligence.
September 16, 2020
Hype or Hypersonic?
By Jacob Parakilas
Hypersonic weapons pose immense strategic and tactical dilemmas, but questions remain about their combat effectiveness and reliability.
September 16, 2020
Is China Escalating Tensions With Japan in the East China Sea?
By Mike Mochizuki and Jiaxiu Han
A closer look at the latest developments in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute.
September 15, 2020
Indian Defense Minister Blames China for Ongoing Crisis, Suggesting India’s Military Option Remains Open
By Abhijnan Rej
Rajnath Singh’s statement before the Indian Parliament stood out for its blunt tone.
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