An indisputable change in the global order has been accepted, demanding the EU navigate a new and very different course. In June, the European Union issued its first-ever European Economic Security Strategy, and this week, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivered a powerful State of the Union address. …
Read More »India-Canada Tensions Put U.S. Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Saira Bano Washington must mediate to ensure that relations between its closest ally and strategic partner remain stable. The United States finds itself in a precarious position as tensions escalate between Canada and India. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s startling accusation that India may have played a role …
Read More »Hostility Between the United States and China Looks Increasingly Inescapable
Paul Heer Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle. Washington and Beijing have been taking steps to resume normal diplomatic engagement, which had been largely suspended for several months after the “spy balloon” incident in February. A potential meeting …
Read More »The Threat of an Authoritarian Century
Across much of the world, the ideas of a democratic liberal political order, of multilateral international collaboration, and of liberal free-market capitalism are now in retreat. The world is in turmoil. Only thirty years after the fall of the USSR and the collapse of its proxy network in …
Read More »Will the Russia-Ukraine War lead to World War III?
So far, the conflict has remained within manageable bounds for the international community, but the prospect of further conflagration is not far off. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, recently warned attendees at the Kiev Security Forum that “World War III is already underway.” …
Read More »Three Sahelian Interim Military Leaders Sign Security Pact
Kester Klomegah Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have taken an admirable strategic step by signing a trilateral security pact in collective efforts to battle extremism and terrorism threats in the Sahel region. It is an opportunity, especially at this critical moment, to work relentlessly for peace and tranquillity, …
Read More »Al-Assad’s Beijing Visit: A Stepping Stone to a Strategic Partnership Between the Two Nations
The Chinese government is adopting a new diplomatic stance, marked by a bold challenge to American directives. This strategy aims to bolster ties with nations that the U.S. has sought to alienate, with Syria being a prime example. Recently, Beijing welcomed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The outcome of …
Read More »The Middle East’s dilemma in the US-China tech standoff
Jonathan Fenton Harvey As the United States and China continue to jostle for technological superiority, particularly in the semiconductor industry, Middle Eastern nations are finding themselves caught in the crossfire. The ongoing trade war, which has largely had an indirect impact on the Middle East up until now, …
Read More »Taking the Measure of AI and National Security
Transformative technologies should not be abandoned due to their risks. Instead, we should focus on understanding the threats, implementing necessary countermeasures, and utilizing the tools in a safer and more secure manner. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning gives new meaning to the measure-countermeasure dynamic—that is, the …
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