Category Archives: Authors

Bahrain: a quiet conflict continues to simmer

Posted on December 13, 2018

by Bernd Debusmann Jr. Over the past several years, Shia militants have waged a low-intensity insurgency against the Sunni rulers of the tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, an important frontline in the proxy war between Iran and its rivals in … Continue reading →

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China Thinks Its Air Force Can Deter or Even Defeat the US Air Force, and the USAF is Responding

Posted on December 5, 2018

by Darien Cavanaugh. He is writing on politics, foreign policy, global conflict, and weapons platforms has been published at War is Boring, offiziere.ch, The National Interest, Real Clear Defense, Yahoo! News, The Week, Global Comment, and the Center for Securities … Continue reading →

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The Little-Known Relationship between Climate Change and National Security

Posted on November 25, 2018

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst specializing in the Muslim world. Western diplomats, generals, and politicians have long cited China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and other rivals as the greatest threats to international security, but another, greater challenge … Continue reading →

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A New Era for the Horn of Africa?

Posted on November 20, 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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F-35: High-tech fighter jet or 1.5 trillion US dollar disaster?

Posted on November 11, 2018

by Roger Näbig (Twitter). He works as a lawyer and freelance journalist in Berlin with a focus on global conflicts, defense, security, military policy, armaments technology, and international law. He also gives lectures on defense policy issues. For a German … Continue reading →

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EUTM Mali’s problematic strategy – more rebuilding rather than fielding an army

Posted on October 8, 2018

by Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter). Björn is journalist in Berlin focusing on security policy and geopolitics. The European Union’s effort to beef up Mali’s armed forces (Forces armées et de sécurité du Mali, FAMA) since 2013 is in its … Continue reading →

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A Potential Crisis of Secession in Yemen

Posted on September 30, 2018

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst and journalist specializing in Afghanistan and Iraq. A handful of Western policymakers have long argued for the necessity of partitioning the Middle East, tending to cite the examples of Iraq and Syria … Continue reading →

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F-35: Hightech Kampfjet oder 1,5 Billionen US$ Desaster?

Posted on September 16, 2018

von Roger Näbig (Twitter / LinkedIn). Er arbeitet als Jurist und freier Journalist in Berlin mit dem Fokus auf globalen Konflikten, Verteidigung, Sicherheit, Militärpolitik, Rüstungstechnik & Kriegsvölkerrecht. Darüber hinaus hält er Vorträge zu verteidigungspolitischen Themen. For an English version see here. Es … Continue reading →

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In the 1970s the Shah sought to make Iran a military superpower

Posted on September 9, 2018

by Paul Iddon. While it almost seems ironic in retrospect, Iran was by far the biggest recipient of American, and British weaponry in the 1970s and was rapidly becoming a major power. Awash with petrodollars as a result of the … Continue reading →

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A Gate Unguarded: The ISIS Threat in Tajikistan

Posted on August 23, 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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