Increased Security and Stability? US Access to Military Bases in the Philippines
he agreement between the Philippines and the United States aims to strengthen U.
World Stands in Solidarity with Turkey Following Earthquake
wo major earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş in southern Turkey hit 10 provinces of the country and northwest Syria on Monday, February 6, 2023.
How China, Russia and the US Compete Over Control in Africa
“Africa should be a big stage for international cooperation, not an arena for major-force rivalry,” Qin said in Addis Ababa, where he cut ribbons at the new China-built headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
China Expresses Concern after Military Bases Agreement between the US and the Philippines
n Thursday, February 2, 2023, the United States and the Philippines signed an agreement which will allow the U.
Sweden Must Face Its Commitments Instead of Instrumentalizing Anti-Turkish and Anti-Muslim Sentiments
Over the years, the country has become a safe haven for the PKK terrorist organization and other radical left-wing organizations targeting Turkey.
Why Iran Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Foreign and Domestic Attacks
n January 27, an armed individual entered the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, shot the security chief dead and injured two security officials.
Could Blockchain Be a Real Game Changer?
It enables a secure way of recording information as well as being a secure peer-to-peer method of verifying information, movement of assets, documents, and, in particular, real-time money transfer across the world economies.
Q&A: Attack on the Qur’an in Sweden
hat distinguishes the attack on the Qur’an in Sweden from other hate crimes? How have Swedish officials approached the most recent attack on the Qur’an? These and similar questions will be addressed below in an effort to understand the story behind the hate crime of burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an in front of the Turkish embassy in Sweden.
The West Seeks to Meddle in the the Most Important Election of 2023
he Washington Post grudgingly conceded the following fact in the title of an analysis by Bobby Ghosh: the world’s most important election in 2023 will be in Turkey.
Sweden’s NATO Membership: Will Turkey’s Realism Prevail?
After some years of grooming Finnish and Swedish officials on joining NATO, the countries abandoned their individual grand strategies of national survival, used to navigate the geopolitical risks and obstacles of the old Cold War, and opted away from military non-alignment, present on paper only.
Report: Iran Boosts Air Defense Network in Syria amid Israeli Strikes
ran has reportedly invested tens of billions of dollars in building an aerial defense network in war-torn Syria by deploying personnel and equipment, an unknown intelligence source from a nation allied to the United States told Newsweek.
CSIS Report: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Reveals High Cost of Conflict
n January 2023, experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) revealed the results of the wargaming simulation report “The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan,” which was designed to analyze the possible scenarios of a Chinese “amphibious” invasion of Taiwan in 2026.
Identified, Tracked, and Profiled: The Politics of Resisting Facial Recognition Technology
he market for facial recognition technology (FRT) is rapidly growing as automation continues to take the place of human capabilities.
Japan: Military Expansion amidst National Decline
In late December 2022, the Japanese government announced a new security policy, abandoning the fiction that the country’s military (euphemistically called the “Self Defense Forces”) would not possess offensive weaponry.
Pentagon Report: China to Expand Its Military Power
hina continued to accelerate the modernization, diversification, and expansion of its nuclear forces, according to the U.
Why the New Israeli Government Manifests a Scary Scenario for the Middle East
he new Israeli government, the most radical in Israel’s history, poses a scary scenario for instability in the Middle East region by igniting radical discourse and action that might lead to war.
Report: “Europe Boosts Defense Spending to Counter Russia’s Aggression”
s the war in Ukraine enters its tenth month, multiple NATO and European countries have announced a momentous increase in military spending.
The US-Canada Security Partnership: A Shield against the Realist World?
new partnership agreement between the U.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Saga and the Twitter Files Bombshell
lon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person until recently, has become one of the most controversial figures in the U.
Turkey’s Right to Self-Defense Requires Cross-Border Operations in Syria and Iraq
On November 13, a terrorist attack killed six civilians and injured 81 others on Istanbul’s crowded Istiklal Avenue.
