dr. Corneliu BOCAI Abstract. Power in all its aspects undoubtedly remains one, perhaps the most important, element of a state’s national interest. At the same time, power constitutes an essential element of international relations and is fundamental to the behavior of actors in the international … [Read more...]
Fear of abandonment: America First doesn’t mean Australia last
By: Stephen Kuper Like a girlfriend with an anxious attachment style, Australia has once again (and perhaps predictably) responded to US President Trump’s accelerating and unapologetic America First agenda in a reductionist manner where we undoubtedly lose, rather than looking at it for what it … [Read more...]
Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank
Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, making it the longest operation in the West Bank since the second intifada, according to the agency. The operation started in Jenin camp and then expanded to Tulkarm, Nur Shams, and El Far’a … [Read more...]
Modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces: A Problem?
Modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces: A Problem? – Maritime Security Forum Analysis The modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces (FNR) represents a major challenge for the national defense strategy, given the importance of the Black Sea in the current geopolitical context. Although … [Read more...]
Undersea Cables Latest Target of China’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy
Situation Reports - January 9, 2025 By Antonio Graceffo In December, European officials launched an investigation into the sabotage of undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea, allegedly severed by a Chinese-flagged vessel. Earlier this month, a similar incident near Taiwan centered … [Read more...]
The Evolving India-Armenia Defense Partnership: Analyzing India’s Strategic Shift as a Security Partner in the Caucasus
India’s defense exports have increased significantly as the country’s military sales for FY 2023–24 totalled ₹21,083 crore (about $2.6 billion), a ten-fold increase from ₹1,941 crore in 2014-15. India now exports to over 100 nations. Armenia, the US, and France were the top three countries for these … [Read more...]
Trump Told Advisers He Wants to Visit China as President
By Alex Leary, Alexander Ward, Lingling Wei WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking to deepen a relationship with Xi Jinping strained by the president-elect’s threat to … [Read more...]
ATLANTIC CHARTER 2025: A NEW NATO DEAL FOR AMERICA
Executive Summary NATO nations face three converging challenges that together require renewed European resource commitments to defense: 1) extreme Russian military aggressiveness and revanchism as displayed in Ukraine, and which if unchecked could extend beyond Ukraine, 2) rising Chinese military … [Read more...]
How China is adopting battlefield lessons from Ukraine
By Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer The Ukraine conflict is more than a distant spectacle to China’s People’s Liberation Army; it offers a real-time battlefield laboratory to study for its own strategic needs. From drone swarms to electronic warfare, its lessons are being methodically analyzed and … [Read more...]
It won’t come cheap: What is the true cost of defending Australia?
By: Stephen Kuper Nobody has ever said that defending Australia will come cheap. Following a big year for defence budgeting and the national accounts in particular, this has come to the fore, but with the next-half of this decade set to be more challenging, what is the true cost for defending the … [Read more...]