Europe

Effrina Antessa In an increasingly connected world, conflict does not always manifest itself through the sound of gunfire. Instead, the most destructive threats now operate silently: data is stolen, public opinion is manipulated, and national economies are undermined without a single shot being fired. I believe that non-kinetic …

Sana Khan Western militaries and defense industries have long relied on Chinese-manufactured drones and components due to cost, scale, and availability. As of 2024, China dominated 80–90 percent of global drone production, as well as key rare earth minerals and advanced microchips vital to defense, aerospace, and renewable …

Yossi Hurst Whilst the Abraham Accords have held throughout the war in Gaza, there can be no doubt they have changed. It is clear that we are no longer in the era of normalization that we saw in 2020. Arab states like Saudi Arabia are hesitant to make …

The ongoing confusion in Washington over President Donald Trump’s recent peace plan for Ukraine highlights the risks associated with his unique style of diplomacy, which has both domestic and international implications. The unexpected plan proposed two weeks ago, characterized by Trump’s typical approach, required significant concessions from both …

Raymond Vickery The United States still has the ability to keep the Russia-India relationship from expanding. Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on December 4 for two days of talks in the 23rd annual India-Russia Summit. He will be greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with …

Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has faced a conflict that is no longer overt but has left behind a trail of escalating tensions. These tensions stem from actions that fall into a “gray zone,” carried out gradually and systematically. This strategy has been used by China …

U. S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Recently, a set of U. S. draft proposals for peace was leaked, but European powers have proposed their own counter-proposals. U. S. …

Adrian Gvinda “Nothing grows in the shadow of great trees,” said the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși when he left his master, Rodin. He wasn’t rebelling for rebellion’s sake; he was claiming the space to become himself. He spoke of art, but he might as well have been speaking of …

Putri Mayang Rembulan The Houthi attack on merchant ships in the Red Sea shows that asymmetric strategies have become one of the most disruptive forces in international security, often more effective than conventional state military power. The operations of these non-state groups not only disrupt global trade routes …