Military & Security

Giancarlo Elia Valori At the end of last March, Xi Jinping warmly welcomed the arrival of representatives from the international business community and expressed appreciation for their long-term commitment to cooperation with China. Xi Jinping emphasized that in the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic …

On December 26, 2024, the world was surprised by the appearance of an airshow of a Chinese fighter jet, which is allegedly a prototype of China’s sixth-generation fighter jet. This sparked concern for the United States because the United States had previously predicted that China would still need …

China’s approach to Artificial Intelligence offers American policymakers many valuable lessons. The United States has faced defining moments before, such as two world wars, a cold war, economic stagnation in the 1970s, the rise of Japan in the 1980s, and the aftermath of 9/11. But today’s competition with …

Ankara has been negotiating with the new Syrian provisional government to take control of the base, where it could be in a better position to engage ISIS (Islamic State) forces that still maintain a stronghold in the region. The Turkish military could use the T-4 as a drone …

We should accept that we cannot solve Syria’s problems, at least not right now, and so should not waste precious time and resources on local politics. America has struggled since President Obama to get Syria policy right, largely because of being overwhelmed by a long list of critical …

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion flagship initiative under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is more than an infrastructure project—it is a geopolitical linchpin for Beijing’s ambitions in South Asia and beyond. Yet, this strategic endeavor faces a paradoxical threat: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), …

The evolving shift in United States’ (US) foreign policy has triggered Europe’s most significant defence recalibration since the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Donald Trump has embraced Russia, withdrawn military aid for Ukraine, and considerably intensified pressure on Europe’s NATO members to augment their financial commitments to …

The character of warfare has changed over millennia, but it has always remained a fundamentally human endeavor. What will happen when artificial intelligence commands it? The Department of the Air Force (DAF) believes the nature of war—not just its outward, superficial character—is about to metamorphose beyond recognition. The …

Scrambling to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds himself on one side trying to get the Russians (i.e. Vladimir Putin) to agree to a ceasefire, and Zelensky just hovering around somewhere – a man who can not figure out for certain how many y’s to put after …