INDO-Pacific : Indonesia-China Natuna Stand-off
In the midst of concerns about tensions in the South China Sea where China continues to abuse the sovereign rights of other countries, international...
CHINA : How China Accesses Highly Classified US Research
On 28 January, the Department of Justice announced three separate cases in a single press release – charges against Dr Charles Lieber and two...
US-Iran Rivalry : Can Iran Crisis Lead to a Wider War?
Iran's pledge to exact a 'crushing revenge' on American forces in retaliation for the killing of Quds commander Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani can leave...
West Asia : Complex Geopolitical Equations in West Asia
Since the assassination of Iranian Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani on 3 January 2020, there has been much speculation about US-Iran conflict escalating into a...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE – Wargaming Scenarios: Strategy and Options (Part 2)
Analysis of Precedents
If Putin decides to go to war what options does he have? To empirically analyse these options let us take a look...
HONG KONG: China Adopts Decision on National Security Law
A Blow to Hong Kong’s Autonomy
China's National People's Congress (NPC), on 28 May, adopted a decision to make a national security law for Hong...
GEOPOLITICS: Opportunities Ahead For India in US-China Trade War
When Joseph Chamberlain, the popular British statesman from the 19th Century, wrote his speeches, he most likely did not think that one of his...
Pandemic Ruthlessly Exploited by China
The Chinese government spent weeks denying and downplaying the severity of its growing coronavirus outbreak that eventually spread to the rest of the world....
RUSSIA-UKRAINE – Wargaming Scenarios: Military-Technical Factors (Part 1)
Backdrop
The roots of the current military crisis in Ukraine can be traced back to the events surrounding the breakup of the former USSR. The...
Armenia and Azerbaijan: The Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Turkey’s Fiasco in the Caucasus
On 27 September morning, Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Overnight, it...
