Category Archives: Authors

An U.S.-American point of view: Europe must regrow its teeth!

Posted on August 9, 2018

by Lt. Col. Chad M. Pillai. He is is a military strategist who has served in assignments in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Lt. Col. Pillai was assigned to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 2012-2013 where he … Continue reading →

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RIMPAC 2018: Who’s In and Who’s Out?

Posted on August 2, 2018

by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading →

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The Future of Peace Talks with the Taliban

Posted on July 30, 2018

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst and journalist specializing in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a comedic email list about the Middle East that you can join here. Given that neither the Taliban nor the United States appears … Continue reading →

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Is the Russian T-90 a better tank for Iraq than the American Abrams?

Posted on July 7, 2018

by Paul Iddon. Iraq has recently began taking delivery of 73 Russian T-90S/SK main battle tanks (MBTs), the most sophisticated tank to enter the Iraqi arsenal since the United States supplied Baghdad with 140 refurbished M1A1M Abrams MBTs (without depleted … Continue reading →

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A Suppressed Voice: The Continuing Conflict in West Papua

Posted on July 3, 2018

by Sandra Ivanov. Sandra Ivanov is from New Zealand with a postgraduate education in Peace and Conflict Studies. She was formerly a policy advisor in the New Zealand public service and now primarily works in the development sector. You can … Continue reading →

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The Indian Ocean Base Race Continues Apace

Posted on June 21, 2018

by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading →

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Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Future Conflicts

Posted on June 19, 2018

by Patrick Truffer. He has been working in the Swiss Armed Forces for more than 15 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), and a master’s degree in … Continue reading →

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Bashar’s bluff: Damascus cannot challenge the U.S. military in Syria

Posted on June 17, 2018

by Paul Iddon In his May 31 interview with Russia Today, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that his regime will soon focus on dealing with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), outlining two options it has to do so in his … Continue reading →

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Syria remains the foremost proving ground for the world’s most powerful armed forces

Posted on June 9, 2018

by Paul Iddon For years now Syria has been the foremost proving ground for major military powers to test their equipment in real combat conditions. The first half of 2018 has proven no exception and in fact demonstrates that this … Continue reading →

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EU tank arsenal with Leopard 2: A realizable and useful defence project for Europe?

Posted on June 5, 2018

by Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter). Björn is journalist in Berlin focusing on security policy and geopolitics. Since Russia annexed the Crimea in 2014, its common sense within EU member states that the use of military force is back in … Continue reading →

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